Problem: What stimulates an endocrine gland to produce a hormone?

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The release of hormones can be stimulated by changes in the blood, actions of other hormones or by neurological stimuli. The following are the three ways to trigger the release of hormones: 

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What stimulates an endocrine gland to produce a hormone?

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