Concept information
Preferred term
hormone antagonists
Type
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Chemical
Definition
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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
Broader concept
Narrower concepts
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.
In other languages
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Spanish
URI
https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/515
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