Concept information
Preferred term
hormones
Type
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Chemical
Definition
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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
Broader concept
Narrower concepts
- adrenal cortex hormones
- adrenal medulla hormones
- gastrointestinal hormones
- gonadotropins
- insect hormones
- neurohormones
- pancreatic hormones
- parathyroid hormone
- peptide hormones
- pituitary hormones
- placental hormones
- red pigment-concentrating hormone
- sex hormones
- steroid hormones
- thymus hormones
- thyroid hormones
Synonyms
- animal hormones
In other languages
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Spanish
URI
https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/517
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