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HORMONE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2004-09-21
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Hormones
- Biochemistry
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- hormone
1, record 1, English, hormone
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A chemical substance released into the blood by a special group of cells in a gland to cause changes in other distant cells of the body. 2, record 1, English, - hormone
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Originally the term was applied to substances secreted by various endocrine glands and transported in the blood stream to the target organ on which their effect was produced; later it was applied to various substances not produced by special glands but having similar action. 3, record 1, English, - hormone
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Hormones
- Biochimie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- hormone
1, record 1, French, hormone
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Nom générique des produits de sécrétion des glandes vasculaires sanguines, véhiculées par le sang, capables de déclencher dans les régions traversées par ce liquide, une action morphologique ou physiologique. 2, record 1, French, - hormone
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Au point de vue chimique, les hormones se distinguent en trois groupes : 1) celles qui dérivent du noyau stérolique (hormones sexuelles mâles et femelles, corticosurrénales); 2) celles qui sont de nature protidique ou polypeptidique (insuline, glucagon, hormones hypophysaires, parathyroïdiennes); 3) celles qui dérivent d'aminoacides (thyroxine, adrénaline). 3, record 1, French, - hormone
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Hormonas
- Bioquímica
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- hormona
1, record 1, Spanish, hormona
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Sustancia segregada por determinados órganos y transportada por la sangre hacia otros órganos para regular actividades fisiológicas tales como el crecimiento, la reproducción o el metabolismo. 2, record 1, Spanish, - hormona
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