Endocrine gland atrophy, or active destruction. Hyperfunction can occur as a result of hypersecretion, loss of suppression, hyperplastic or neoplastic change, or hyperstimulation. Endocrinopathies are classified as primary, secondary, or tertiary. Primary endocrine disease inhibits the action of downstream glands. Secondary endocrine disease is indicative of a problem with the pituitary gland. Tertiary endocrine disease is associated with dysfunction of the hypothalamus and its releasing hormones. As the thyroid, and hormones have been implicated in signaling distant tissues to proliferate, for example, the estrogen receptor has been shown to be involved in certain breast cancers. Endocrine, paracrine, and autocrine signaling have all
Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar as physiologic counterparts, influencing the associated endocrine glands with the neuroendocrine system and the psychic part of the body. The philosophy of "Ananda Marga" consider the human body as composed of the same five "fundamental factors" as the rest of the universe as explained in P.R. Sarkar's theory of "". Every factor is distributed throughout the body, but is controlled by a controlling nucleus, or "Chakra", substations of the mind, each controlling their own assigned area. And just as the mind functions directly through the brain, the "Chakras" function through their own physical counterparts – the endocrine glands. The biopsychology