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Explain with an example how the timing and amount of hormone secreted are regulated in the human body.

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The timing and amount of hormone released are regulated by feedback machanism.
Example : If the sugar level in blood rise, they are detected by the cells (Islets of Langerhans) of pancreas which respond by producing more insulin.
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