Hormones

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

Also Known As:

Hormone; Hormone Receptor Agonists; Agonists, Hormone Receptor; Receptor Agonists, Hormone

Hormones, Hormone Substitutes, and Hormone Antagonists
- Hormones: 82104
Chemical Actions and Uses
- Pharmacologic Actions: 164
  - Physiological Effects of Drugs: 1
    - Hormones, Hormone Substitutes, and Hormone Antagonists
      - Hormones: 82104

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Disease

Drug/Important Bio-Agent (IBA)