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Abstract
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.
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- Hormone
- Hormone Receptor Agonists
- Agonists, Hormone Receptor
- Receptor Agonists, Hormone
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Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, analysis, biosynthesis, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, deficiency, economics, genetics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, physiology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, urine.
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general; prefer specifics; for hormone receptors, see note at RECEPTORS, CELL SURFACE
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- National Library of Medicine. Hormones. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D006728. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D006728
- Hormones. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hormone
- Hormones. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11364