- A
hormone (from the Gr****
participle ὁρμῶν, "setting in motion") is a
class of
signaling molecules in
multicellular organisms that are sent to distant...
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Growth hormone (GH) or somatotropin, also
known as
human growth hormone (hGH or HGH) in its
human form, is a
peptide hormone that
stimulates growth, cell...
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Luteinizing hormone (LH, also
known as
luteinising hormone,
lutropin and
sometimes lutrophin) is a
hormone produced by
gonadotropic cells in the anterior...
- Gender-affirming
hormone therapy (GAHT), also
called hormone replacement therapy (HRT) or
transgender hormone therapy, is a form of
hormone therapy in which...
- A
steroid hormone is a
steroid that acts as a
hormone.
Steroid hormones can be
grouped into two classes:
corticosteroids (typically made in the adrenal...
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Peptide hormones are
hormones whose molecules are peptides.
Peptide hormones have
shorter amino acid
chain lengths than
protein hormones.
These hormones have...
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Adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH; also adrenocorticotropin, corticotropin) is a
polypeptide tropic hormone produced by and
secreted by the
anterior pituitary...
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Growth hormone–releasing
hormone (GHRH), also
known as
somatocrinin among other names in its
endogenous form and as
somatorelin (INN) in its pharmaceutical...
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Parathyroid hormone (PTH), also
called parathormone or parathyrin, is a
peptide hormone secreted by the
parathyroid glands that
regulates the
serum calcium...
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Hormone replacement therapy (HRT), also
known as
menopausal hormone therapy or
postmenopausal hormone therapy, is a form of
hormone therapy used to treat...
