Overactive Bladder (OAB). OAB is another common type of urinary incontinence. It is also called urgency incontinence. OAB affects more than 30% of men and 40% of women in the U.S. It affects people's lives. They may restrict activities.
Hormones | Back to Top. The endocrine system is a collection of glands that secrete chemical messages we call hormones. These signals are passed through the blood to arrive at a target organ, which has cells possessing the appropriate receptor.
3. Intercellular chemical signals secreted into the circulatory system; carried to organs they control, where they bind to receptors and produce a response. 4. Intercellular chemical signals, secreted by nerve cells; important in the function of the nervous system.