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NALT Concept Space
U.S. Department of Agriculture

NALT Core

Concept information

  1. Fields of Study
  2. biochemistry
  3. biochemical compounds
  4. hormones
  1. Research, Technology, Methods
  2. chemical substances
  3. biochemical compounds
  4. hormones
  1. Fields of Study
  2. endocrinology
  3. hormones and hormone-related substances
  4. hormones
  1. Animals, Livestock, One Health
  2. endocrinology
  3. hormones and hormone-related substances
  4. hormones

Preferred term

hormones

Type

  • Chemical

Definition

  • Information Chemical substances having a specific regulatory effect on the activity of a certain organ or organs. The term is applied to substances secreted by various endocrine glands and transported in the bloodstream to the target organs, and is also extended to include those substances that are not produced by the endocrine glands but that have similar effects.

    Source: Medical Subject Headings

    Type: Concept definition

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Synonyms

  • animal hormones

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URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/517

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