Phrase Hound found 21 phrases and 11 compound words that contain hormones. The most common are listed below. Open hormones in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 21
- growth hormonesplural of growth hormone: A polypeptide hormone, secreted by the pituitary gland in many animals including humans, that promotes growth and regulates the metabolism of carbohydrates, proteins and lipids.
- juvenile hormonesplural of juvenile hormone: Any of a group of sesquiterpene hormones that regulate insect physiology by preventing metamorphosis during moults.
- plant hormonesplural of plant hormone: Any of many substances, produced by plants, that control or regulate their germination, growth, metabolism etc.
- sex hormonesplural of sex hormone: A hormone, such as testosterone in males or estrogen in females, affecting sexual development and reproduction.
- thyroid hormonesplural of thyroid hormone: any of several closely related metabolically active compounds (as triiodothyronine) that are stored in the thyroid gland in the form of thyroglobulin or circulate in the blood usually bound to plasma proteins
- inhibiting hormonesplural of inhibiting hormone: A hormone that is involved primarily in preventing the release of another hormone.
- melanocyte-stimulating hormonesplural of melanocyte-stimulating hormone: Any of a class of peptide hormones released by the pituitary gland that are involved in regulating the production of melanin.
- releasing hormonesplural of releasing hormone: A hormone that is involved primarily in stimulating the release of another hormone.
- tropic hormonesplural of tropic hormone: A hormone that regulates the activity of the endocrine glands
- parathyroid hormonesplural of parathyroid hormone: A polypeptide hormone that is released by the chief cells of the parathyroid glands and is involved in raising the levels of calcium ions in the blood.
- trophic hormonesplural of trophic hormone: A hormone that acts upon non-endocrine organs and tissues for the purposes of promoting cellular growth, differentiation, and survival. Often confused with tropic hormones.
- dorsal body hormonesplural of dorsal body hormone: Any of a class of neuropeptides present in the cerebral ganglia of certain hermaphrodite freshwater snails
- light green cell hormonesplural of light green cell hormone: Any of a class of neuropeptides present in the cerebral ganglia of certain hermaphrodite freshwater snails
- follicle stimulating hormonesplural of follicle stimulating hormone: A gonadotropic glycoprotein hormone, secreted in part of the pituitary gland, that stimulates the growth of ovarian follicles in female mammals, and induces spermatogenesis in male mammals.
- antidiuretic hormonesplural of antidiuretic hormone: a hormone secreted by the posterior pituitary gland
- adrenocorticotropic hormonesplural of adrenocorticotropic hormone: A peptide hormone, secreted by the pituitary gland, that stimulates the secretion of other hormones
- anti-Müllerian hormonesplural of anti-Müllerian hormone: A hormone that is produced by male fetuses early in development and causes the Müllerian ducts to atrophy and disappear.
- caudodorsal cell hormonesplural of caudodorsal cell hormone: Any of a class of neuropeptides present in the cerebral ganglia of certain freshwater snails
- luteinising hormonesplural of luteinising hormone: A hormone, produced by anterior part of the pituitary gland, that stimulates ovulation and the development of the corpus luteum in female mammals, and the production of androgens by male mammals.
- neurohypophysis hormonesplural of neurohypophysis hormone: either of two peptide hormones secreted by the neurohypophysis
- prothoracicotropic hormonesplural of prothoracicotropic hormone: A peptide hormone found in insects, produced in the copora cardiaca or corpus allata, which initiates the release of the ecdysteroid hormone from the prothoracic gland.
Compound words 11
- prohormonesplural of prohormone: A substance that is a precursor to a hormone, usually having minimal hormonal effect by itself
- allohormonesplural of allohormone: Any hormone transferred from one individual to another by close physical contact (typically during sexual intercourse)
- antihormonesplural of antihormone: Any material that counteracts the effects of a hormone
- ectohormonesplural of ectohormone: Any hormone that is secreted into an individual's environment and affects the behaviour or activity of another individual (of the same or different species) in the manner of a pheromone.
- necrohormonesplural of necrohormone: Any of a class of hormones, present in plant and animal tissue, that promote healing after injury
- neurohormonesplural of neurohormone: Any hormone that stimulates the nervous system.
- nonhormonesplural of nonhormone: That which is not a hormone.
- parahormonesplural of parahormone: A substance that is a product of ordinary metabolism and not produced for a specific purpose, but acts like a hormone in modifying the activity of some distant organ, as in the case of carbon dioxide acting on the …
- phytohormonesplural of phytohormone: A plant hormone.
- prehormonesplural of prehormone: A substance secreted by glandular tissue that has little or no significant biological activity, but is converted in peripheral tissues into an active hormone.