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U.S. Department of Agriculture

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  1. Fields of Study
  2. endocrinology
  3. hormones and hormone-related substances
  4. hormone antagonists
  1. Animals, Livestock, One Health
  2. endocrinology
  3. hormones and hormone-related substances
  4. hormone antagonists
  1. Research, Technology, Methods
  2. chemical substances
  3. technical chemicals
  4. chemical inhibitors
  5. metabolic inhibitors
  6. hormone antagonists

Preferred term

hormone antagonists

Type

  • Chemical

Definition

  • Information Chemical substances which inhibit the function of the endocrine glands, the biosynthesis of their secreted hormones, or the action of hormones upon their specific sites.

    Source: Medical Subject Headings

    Type: Concept definition

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Scope note

  • For external agents where hormone disruption is desirable (e.g., targeted insect control or suppression of reproduction cycles in domestic animals); For external agents (e.g., pollutants, pesticides, contaminants) that interfere with the role of natural hormones in nontarget organisms USE endocrine-disrupting chemicals.

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URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/515

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