hormone
Definitions of hormone
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the secretion of an endocrine gland that is transmitted by the blood to the tissue on which it has a specific effecttypes:adrénalinea catecholamine secreted by the adrenal medulla in response to stress (trade name Adrenalin); stimulates autonomic nerve actioninsulinehormone secreted by the isles of Langerhans in the pancreas; regulates storage of glycogen in the liver and accelerates oxidation of sugar in cellshormone sexuelleany hormone affecting the development and growth of sex organscatécholamineany of a group of chemicals including epinephrine and norepinephrine that are produced in the medulla of the adrenal glandandrogènemale sex hormone that is produced in the testes and responsible for typical male sexual characteristicsoestrogènea general term for female steroid sex hormones that are secreted by the ovary and responsible for typical female sexual characteristicstype of:sécrétiona functionally specialized substance (especially one that is not a waste) released from a gland or cell
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