The key to using gum colour as a way of identifying health problems in your pet is to know the normal gum colour of your pet so you can identify when that colour changes in some way. Blue or purple gum colour in dogs and cats usually indicate cyanosis. Cyanosis is caused by poor oxygenation of the blood or more specifically poor clearance of carbon dioxide from the blood.
Endocrine hormone. A chemical substance that is produced by an endocrine gland and then secreted directly into the blood stream and carried throughout the body where they bind to a target organ cell with specific receptors triggering a reaction. Hyperglycemic Hormone. Promotes a rise in the blood glucose levels.
The endocrine system is a control system of the human body much like the nervous system. The endocrine system produces chemical messages in the form of hormones, whereas the nervous system produces electrical messages.The endocrine system is made up of lots of specialised endocrine glands that secrete hormones into the bloodstream. Some of the major endocrine glands are shown on this diagram.he pituitary gland is known as the âmaster glandâ because its secretions control the activity of other endocrine glands. The activity of the pituitary gland is however controlled by the hypothalamus which as well as being an endocrine gland, is also part of the nervous system.