Search Results for: hormone
Growth hormone
Definition noun, plural: growth hormones A polypeptide hormone that in humans and other animals essentially promotes... Read More
Steroid hormone
Definition noun, plural: steroid hormones A type of steroid that acts as a hormone, and that which is exemplified by sex... Read More
Follicle-stimulating hormone
Definition noun, plural: follicle-stimulating hormones A gonadotropin released by the gonadotropes of the anterior... Read More
Luteinizing hormone
Definition noun, plural: luteinizing hormones A gonadotropin released by the gonadotropes of the anterior pituitary, and,... Read More
Hypothalamic hormone
Definition noun, plural: hypothalamic hormones Any of the various neurohormones produced by specialized neurons in the... Read More
Prolactin-releasing hormone
Definition noun, plural: prolactin-releasing hormones A polypeptide hormone originating in the hypothalamus, and whose... Read More
Neurohormone
Definition noun, plural: neurohormones Any of the various hormones secreted by neuroendocrine cells Supplement A... Read More
Hormone Production – Quiz
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Melanocyte-stimulating hormone
Definition noun, plural: melanocyte-stimulating hormones A peptide hormone in vertebrates that primarily regulate melanin... Read More
Animal Growth Hormones – Quiz
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Peptide hormone
'''peptide hormone peptide hormones are a class of peptides that are secreted into the blood stream and have endocrine... Read More
Gametokinetic hormone
Gametokinetic hormone --> follitropin An acidic glycoprotein hormone of the anterior pituitary that stimulates the... Read More
Principles of Hormonal Control Systems – Quiz
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Natriuretic hormone
Definition noun A hormone released in response to an expansion of plasma volume, and functions in the regulation of sodium... Read More
Growth and Plant Hormones – Quiz
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Mammotropic hormone
Mammotropic hormone --> prolactin (Science: protein) pituitary lactogenic hormone (23 kD) Synthesised on endoplasmic... Read More
Sex hormone
Definition noun A hormone that is secreted by gonads and is involved in the regulation of sexual functions, such as the... Read More
Somatotroph
Definition noun, plural: somatotrophs The hormone-secreting cell in the anterior pituitary that particularly releases... Read More
Positive feedback
Positive Feedback Definition Each mechanism of the body like temperature, blood pressure, and levels of specific nutrients... Read More
Pituitary gland
Definition noun, plural: pituitary glands An endocrine gland situated off the bottom of the hypothalamus, and acts as the... Read More
Oxytocin – Of Love, Fear, and Anxiety
Oxytocin has long had a reputation of being the "love hormone". It engenders social bonding, attachment, intimacy, and... Read More
Atrial natriuretic hormone
Definition noun A peptide hormone released by the atrial heart muscle cells in response to atrial distention, hypertension,... Read More
Sympathetic hormone
sympathetic hormone --> sympathin (Science: protein) A neurohormone, such asepinephrine, produced in response to... Read More
Local hormone
Local hormone a metabolic product secreted by one set of cells that affects the function of nearby cells; an autacoid; e.g.,... Read More
Gonadotropin
Definition noun, plural: gonadotropins A polypeptide hormone secreted by the anterior pituitary and the placenta, and acts... Read More
Anterior pituitary
Definition noun, plural: anterior pituitaries The fleshy glandular anterior lobe of the pituitary gland that releases... Read More
Testosterone
Definition noun, plural: testosterones A steroid hormone with a chemical formula of C19H28O2, and is regarded as the primary... Read More
Thyrotroph
Definition noun, plural: thyrotrophs The cell in the anterior pituitary that particularly releases thyroid-stimulating... Read More
Lipotropin
Definition noun, plural: lipotropins A polypeptide hormone of the anterior pituitary gland, presumably acts by promoting fat... Read More
Hypothalamus
Definition noun, plural: hypothalami A small region of the forebrain comprised of several small nuclei, located between the... Read More
Corticotroph
Definition noun, plural: corticototrophs The cell in the anterior pituitary that particularly releases adrenocorticotropic... Read More
Galactosamine
Definition noun, plural: galactosamines A hexosamine, where galactose contains an amine (-NH2) instead of a hydroxyl (–OH)... Read More
Homeostasis
Homeostasis is the tendency not to stray from the range of favorable or ideal internal conditions. Such conditions must be... Read More
Lactotroph
Definition noun, plural: lactotrophs An acidophilic cell in the anterior pituitary that releases prolactin Supplement The... Read More
Glycoprotein
Definition noun, plural: glycoproteins Any of the conjugated proteins, characterized by having one or more... Read More
Catabolism
Catabolism Definition Catabolism is the branch of the metabolic process that breaks down complex, big molecules into... Read More
Regulation of Organic Metabolism, Growth and Energy Balance – Quiz
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