Why are hormones called chemical messenger?

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Hormone are chemical substances which are used for transmitting messages from one part of the body to other. These chemicals regulate the body metabolism and act as messengers. So they are referred as chemical messengers.

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b) Secretions of the ductless gland are messengers.

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e) Chemical messengers produced in large amounts.

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