Hormones

{
  "id": "MLC-T-AGR-003223",
  "term": "Hormones",
  "field": "Agriculture and food",
  "definition": "Chemical substances having a specific regulatory effect on the activity of a certain organ or organs. The term is applied to substances secreted by various endocrine glands and transported in the bloodstream to the target organs, and is also extended to include those substances that are not produced by the endocrine glands but that have similar effects.",
  "synonyms": [
    "animal hormones"
  ],
  "subject": "Animals, Livestock, One Health",
  "see_also": [
    "hormones and hormone-related substances",
    "biochemical compounds",
    "biocatalysts",
    "plant hormones",
    "endocrine-disrupting chemicals",
    "hormonal regulation",
    "hormone secretion",
    "hormone metabolism",
    "hormone agonists",
    "hormone antagonists",
    "hormone receptors",
    "synthetic hormones",
    "adrenal cortex hormones",
    "thyroid hormones",
    "gastrointestinal hormones",
    "placental hormones",
    "gonadotropins",
    "insect hormones",
    "peptide hormones",
    "pancreatic hormones",
    "steroid hormones",
    "adrenal medulla hormones",
    "parathyroid hormone",
    "red pigment-concentrating hormone",
    "neurohormones",
    "thymus hormones",
    "sex hormones",
    "pituitary hormones"
  ],
  "references": [
    "Medical Subject Headings",
    "NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "es": "hormonas"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/hormones/"
}