Look up: hormones

1. Hormones
   Chemical messengers secreted by endocrine glands to regulate the activity of target cells. They play a role in sexual development, calcium and bone metabolism, growth and many other activities.
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2. hormones
   (Humans as organisms) chemical messengers produced in glands and carried by the blood to specific organs in the body
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3. Hormones
   Hormones are chemicals produced in one area of cells (or organ), which act at another place (cells or organs) of the body. Hormones get around via our blood stream. Hormones have five functions: They help maintain homeostasis and maintenance of internal bodily conditions. They prompt growth and deve...
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4. Hormones
   Regulators of various biological processes through their ability to control the action of enzymes. Made from proteins, such as insulin for blood sugar control, or cholesterol for testosterone control.
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5. Hormones
   Natural chemicals of the body that are released into the blood by a gland or tissue and which have specific effects on tissues elsewhere in the body. Example of hormones include testosterone and insulin.
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6. Hormones
   Chemical 'messengers' secreted by ductless endocrine glands directly into the blood, which in small amounts stimulate specific processes of metabolism in 'target' organs or tissues, usually at a distance from their site of production and secretion.
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7. Hormones
   Chemical substances produced by the body, which circulate in the blood and help to control growth, reproduction and other functions.
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8. Hormones
   Chemical messengers that are dispersed by the blood and act on target organs to produce effects distant from their point of release.
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9. hormones
   chemicals,found in plants and animals,that stimulate action and bring about a response at some distance from their point of origin Category: agriculture, fisheries, forestry - food processing industries
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10. Hormones
    Regulators of various biological processes through their ability to control the action of enzymes. Made from proteins, such as insulin for blood sugar control, or cholesterol for testosterone control.
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11. 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 ...
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12. Hormones
    Hormones is American slang for courage.
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13. Hormones
    Hormones is American slang for courage.
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14. Hormones
    Chemical substances secreted by endocrine glands, to regulate activities of certain cells and organs.
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15. Hormones
    Natural substances released by an organ that can influence the function of other organs in the body.
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16. Hormones
    Hormones are chemical messengers that are usually carried by the bloodstream. They exert their effects on specific target organs by attaching to receptor sites causing some type of reaction in the organ.
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17. hormones
    Chemical substances that are produced in the endocrine glands and travel in the blood to target organs where they elicit a response.
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