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Hormone
on which it exerts a specific effect on cells at a distance from the producing cells thus pituitary hormones produced in the brain may have effects on cells in distant parts of the body
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juvenile hormone
A hormone secreted by insects which inhibits the molting of an insect from its juvenile into its adult form also
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indoleacetic acid
A plant hormone C10H9NO2 recognized as the principle growth regulator in higher plants called also heteroauxin Abbreviated IAA Chemically it is
melatonin
A hormone secreted by the pineal gland Chemically it is N acety 5 methoxytryptamine Research has indicated that there are
norepinephrine
A hormone C8H11NO3 secreted by the adrenal medulla it also serves as a neurotransmitter released at synapses called also noradrenaline
gonadotropin
A hormone secreted by the pituitary gland and placenta which stimulates the gonads and controls reproductive activity
cortisone
a corticosteroid hormone C21H28O5 produced by the adrenal cortex It is used in medicine as an antiinflammatory agent
cortisol
a steroid hormone C21H30O5 active in carbohydrate and protein metabolism called also hydrocortisone It is used in medicine as an antiinflammatory
corticotrophin
a growth hormone produced by the anterior pituitary gland it stimulates the adrenal cortex called also adrenocorticotropin and abbreviated ACTH
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