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Diagram showing how hormones from white adipose tissue, the gastrointestinal tract, and pancreatic islets of Langerhans affect organs such as the brain, stomach, pancreas, liver, adipose tissue, and muscle, with arrows illustrating hormone actions and physiological effects.

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duodenum digestive hormone Serotonin somatostatin Gastrin Cholecystokinin Enterogastrone

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Starling

Ernest Henry Starling

British physiologist

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Sir William Maddock Bayliss

British physiologist

Superficial arteries and veins of face and scalp, cardiovascular system, human anatomy, (Netter replacement project - SSC)

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