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endocrine signaling. Signaling in which endocrine cells release hormones that act on distant target cells.
zoom_in. Intracellular structure of a typical endocrine cell. The process of protein hormone synthesis begins when a hormone or an active metabolite stimulates a receptor in the cell membrane. This leads to the activation of specific molecules of DNA in the nucleus and the formation of a prohormone.