Assertion: endocrine system's hormone | /r/CapableOf | influence distant targets
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text: -leukotirenes - signaling chemicals that mediate inflammation and some allergic reactions -prostaglandins - have multiple targets and effects, ranging from raising blood pressure and increasing the expulsive uterine contractions of birth the to enhancing blood clotting, pain, and inflammation *because the effects of eicosanoids are typically highly localized, affecting only nearby cells, they generally act as paracrines and autocrines and do not fit the definition of true hormones, which influence distant targets.