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    Hormone
    (hormones) Natural chemicals made in one part of the body which travel in the bloodstream and make things happen in another part of the body. Some cancers are stimulated to grow by hormones, including the sex hormones (testosterone in men and oestrogen in women).
    Found op http://www.cancerhelp.org.uk/utilities/glossary/index.htm?search=h
    
    
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    Hormone
    Chemical secreted in small amounts, which coordinates growth and activities
    Found op http://www.makingsenseofhealth.org.uk/default.html?section=Secondary&chapte
    
    
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    Hormone
    a chemical produced by a gland or tissue that is released into the bloodstream; controls body functions such as growth and sexual development
    Found op http://www.medichecks.com/glossary.cfm?ltr=H
    
    
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    Hormone
    A hormone is a substance produced by endocrine glands, released in very low concentration into the bloodstream, and which exerts regulatory effects on specific organs or tissues distant from the site of secretion.
    Found op http://www.chem.qmul.ac.uk/iupac/medchem/ah.html
    
    
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    Hormone
    A chemical “signal� carried in the blood.
    Found op http://www.astrazeneca.com/ncm.xhtml?node=glossary&letter=7
    
    
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    Hormone
    A chemical substance which is produced in a gland and transported to a certain tissue upon which it has some specific effect.
    Found op http://www.gadsbywicks.co.uk/uploaded/3822.pdf
    
    
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    Hormone
    Hormone: A chemical substance produced in the body that controls and regulates the activity of certain cells or organs. Many hormones are secreted by specialized glands such as the thyroid gland. Hormones are essential for every activity of daily living, including the processes of digestion, metabol...
    Found op http://www.medterms.com/script/main/art.html?articlekey=3783
    
    
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    Hormone
    A chemical messenger formed in one part of the body and carried in the blood to other parts of the body where it stimulates or suppresses cell and tissue activity.
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/visitor-contributions.php
    
    
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    hormone
    A substance secreted by specialized cells that affects the metabolism or behaviour of other cells possessing functional receptors for the hormone. Hormones may be hydrophilic, like insulin, in which case the receptors are on the cell surface, or lipophilic, like the steroids, where the receptor can ...
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/visitor-contributions.php
    
    
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    Hormone
    Hor'mone (hôr'mōn) noun [ From Greek 'orma`ein to excite.] (Physiol. Chem.) A chemical substance formed in one organ and carried in the circulation to another organ on which it exerts a stimulating effect; thus, according to Starl...
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/H/61
    
    
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    hormone
    <endocrinology> A naturally occuring substance secreted by specialised cells that affects the metabolism or behaviour of other cells possessing functional receptors for the hormone. Hormones may be hydrophilic, like insulin, in which case the receptors are on the cell surface or lipophilic, li...
    Found op http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictionary?hormone
    
    
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    hormone
    endocrine noun the secretion of an endocrine gland that is transmitted by the blood to the tissue on which it has a specific effect
    Found op http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=hormone
    
    
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    hormone
    (hor´mōn) a chemical transmitter substance produced by cells of the body and transported by the bloodstream to the cells and organs on which it has a specific regulatory effect. Hormones act as chemical messengers to body organs, stimulating certain life processes and retarding others. Growth,...
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/21001
    
    

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