For Hormone we have terms and definitions in 27 topics. The topics are Anti Aging, Anti-Aging, Baby, Beauty, Bodybuilding, Cancer, Canine, Contraception, Dairy Production, Diabetes, Entomological, Female Health, Fertility, HIV and AIDs, Health and Beauty, Hormone Replacement Therapy, Horse Health, Huntingtons Disease, Insect, Legal, Mesothelioma, Medical, Nutrition, Prostate Cancer, Reproductive Infections, Sex, Women's Health and Womens Health.

Hormone (Anti Aging)

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, like the steroids, where the receptor can be intracellular.

Hormone (Anti-Aging)

is Latin for a “chemical messenger,” such as growth hormone, testosterone or insulin.

Hormone (Baby)

A chemical secretion, such as estrogen or progesterone, that the body produces to stimulate or slow down various body functions. The levels of some hormones increase 10-fold during pregnancy.

Hormone (Beauty)

A chemical messenger released into the bloodstream to deliver instructions to organs and tissues. The corticosteroids are hormones.

Hormone (Bodybuilding)

A chemical substance that is secreted into body fluids and transported to another organ, where it produces a specific effect on metabolism.

Hormone (Cancer)

Chemicals made by one part of the body that travel through the bloodstream and provoke a response in another part of the body. For example, insulin is a hormone that is secreted into the blood by the pancreas. It regulates blood sugar levels by affecting how different tissues use glucose. Some cancers are stimulated to grow by hormones, particularly the sex hormones (testosterone in men and oestrogen in women).

Hormone (Canine)

A substance, usually a peptide or steroid, produced by one tissue and conveyed by the bloodstream to another to effect physiological activity, such as growth or metabolism.

Hormone (Contraception)

A substance produced and released by one part of the body that produces an effect in some other part of the body. Hormones are carried to these targets through the bloodstream, and they regulate many bodily activities — including reproduction and growth.

Hormone (Dairy Production)

A substance (such as a protein, peptide or steroid) secreted in small amounts by an organ, transported by the blood and capable of stimulating the function of another organ by means of its chemical activity.

Hormone (Diabetes)

A chemical released by special cells to tell other cells what to do. For instance, insulin is a hormone made by the beta cells in the pancreas. When released, insulin tells other cells to use glucose (sugar) for energy.

Hormone (Entomological)

A chemical substance formed in some organ of the body, secreted directly into the blood, and carried to another organ or tissue where it produces a specific effect.

Hormone (Female Health)

The body's chemical messengers. Estrogen and progestin (a synthetic form of progesterone) are the main hormones involved in the reproductive process.

Hormone (Fertility)

A substance, produced by an endocrine gland, that travels through the bloodstream to a specific organ, where it exerts its effect

Hormone (HIV and AIDs)

An active chemical substance 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.

Hormone (Health and Beauty)

A chemical messenger released into the bloodstream to deliver instructions to organs and tissues. The corticosteroids are hormones.

Hormone (Hormone Replacement Therapy)

A chemical substance produced in the body that controls and regulates the activity of certain cells or organs.

Hormone (Horse Health)

Any molecule produced by an organ or tissue, usually in extremely small quantities, that has a specific regulatory effect on the activity of another organ or tissue.

Hormone (Huntingtons Disease)

A substance produced and released by certain parts of the body that can travel through the bloodstream and exert significant effects on other parts of the body (such as growth or changes in metabolism) over extended periods of time.

Hormone (Insect)

A chemical substance formed in some organ of the body, secreted directly into the blood, and carried to another organ or tissue where it produces a specific effect.

Hormone (Legal, Mesothelioma)

A chemical substance released into the body by the endocrine glands such as the thyroid, adrenal, or ovaries. The substance travels through the bloodstream and sets in motion various body functions. For example, prolactin, which is produced in the pituitary gland, begins and sustains the production of milk in the breasts after childbirth.

Hormone (Medical)

A chemical produced by a gland or tissue that is released into the bloodstream; controls body functions such as growth and sexual development

Hormone (Nutrition)

A chemical messenger you body makes to tell your organs what to do.
It regulates many bodily functions. Hormones regulate many activities, including your growth, blood pressure, heart rate, glucose levels and sexual characteristics. Hormones are formed in endocrine organs and transported by body fluids to activate other specifically receptive organs.

Hormone (Prostate Cancer)

A chemical made by glands in the body. Hormones circulate in the bloodstream and control the actions of certain cells or organs. Some hormones can also be made in a laboratory.

Hormone (Reproductive Infections)

A chemical substance formed in one organ or part of the body and carried in the blood to another organ or part. Affects the activity of other organs or parts of the body through chemical action.

Hormone (Sex)

The chemical messengers of the body, secreted by the endocrine glands, which regulate several functions including sexual development.

Hormone (Women's Health)

Substance produced by one tissue and conveyed by the bloodstream to another to effect a function of the body, such as growth or metabolism.

Hormone (Womens Health)

Substance produced by one tissue and conveyed by the bloodstream to another to effect a function of the body, such as growth or metabolism.

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