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Definitions of hormone in various dictionaries:
noun - the secretion of an endocrine gland that is transmitted by the blood to the tissue on which it has a specific effect
A substance, usually a peptide or steroid, produced by one tissue and conveyed by the bloodstream to another to effect physiological activity, such as growth or metabolism.
Any of various similar substances found in plants and insects that regulate development.
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| Bovine somatotropin is one of these given to cows to increase their milk output |
| Auxin is a growth type of this substance; it regulates plant growth, especially in stems |
| Relaxin is a female sex one of these produced to aid in childbirth |
| From the Greek for "to stir up", the first of these to be isolated was epinephrine |
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| a regulatory substance produced in an organism and transported in tissue fluids such as blood or sap to stimulate specific cells or tissues into action. |
| the secretion of an endocrine gland that is transmitted by the blood to the tissue on which it has a specific effect |
| A regulatory substance produced in an organism and transported in tissue fluids such as blood or sap to stimulate specific cells or tissues into action. |
| any of various chemicals made by living cells that influence the development, growth, sex, etc. of an animal and are carried around the body in the blood: |
| any of various chemicals in the body that are carried by the blood and that influence the bodys growth and how it works |
| A substance, usually a peptide or steroid, produced by one tissue and conveyed by the bloodstream to another to effect physiological activity, such as growth or metabolism. |
| A synthetic compound that acts like a hormone in the body. |
| Any of various similar substances found in plants and insects that regulate development. |
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A hormone (from the Greek participle , "to set in motion, urge on") is any member of a class of signaling molecules produced by glands in multicellular organisms that are transported by the circulatory system to target distant organs to regulate physiology and behaviour. Hormones have diverse chemical structures, mainly of 3 classes: eicosanoids, steroids, and amino acid/protein derivatives (amines, peptides, and proteins). The glands that secrete hormones comprise the endocrine signaling system. The term hormone is sometimes extended to include chemicals produced by cells that affect the same cell (autocrine or intracrine signalling) or nearby cells (paracrine signalling). * Hormones are used to communicate between organs and tissues for physiological regulation and behavioral activities, such as digestion, metabolism, respiration, tissue function, sensory perception, sleep, excretion, lactation, stress, growth and development, movement, reproduction, and mood. Hormones affect distan |