Question:
heart and kidney also produce hormones sometimes so can we say them endocrine
Answer:
Some of the organs in our body has endocrine roles that include the heart, kidneys, intestines, thymus etc. The endocrine cells in the heart produce atrial natriuretic peptide, a hormone in response to increased blood volume. While kidneys release of hormones specific to water and Na+ retention in the body and also involved in red blood cell formation.
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