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  1. A gland that secretes hormones into the
  2. bloodstream to regulate body processes.
  3. Endocrine glands are most highly developed in
  4. vertebrates, but are also found in other
  5. animals, notably insects. In humans the main
  6. endocrine glands are the pituitary, thyroid,
  7. parathyroid, adrenal, pancreas, ovary, and
  8. testis.
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