TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Reproductive Endocrinology A1 - Hoffman, Barbara L. A1 - Schorge, John O. A1 - Halvorson, Lisa M. A1 - Hamid, Cherine A. A1 - Corton, Marlene M. A1 - Schaffer, Joseph I. PY - 2020 T2 - Williams Gynecology, 4e AB - Reproductive endocrinology is the study of hormones and neuroendocrine factors that are produced by and/or affect reproductive tissues. These tissues include the hypothalamus, anterior pituitary gland, ovary, endometrium, and placenta. A hormone is classically described as a cell product that is secreted into the peripheral circulation and that exerts its effects in distant target tissues (Fig. 16-1). This is termed endocrine secretion. Additional forms of cell-to-cell communication exist in reproductive physiology. Paracrine communication, common within the ovary, refers to chemical signaling between neighboring cells. Autocrine communication occurs when a cell releases substances that influence its own function. Production of a substance within a cell that affects that cell before secretion is termed an intracrine effect. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/29 UR - obgyn.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1171530224 ER -