Synonym: endocrine, internal secretion. Similar words: harmony, enormous, furthermore, horn, norm, form, short, money. Meaning: ['hɔrməʊn /'hɔːm-] n. the secretion of an endocrine gland that is transmitted by the blood to the tissue on which it has a specific effect.
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31 A key chemical messenger in this process is leptin, a recently discovered hormone made by fat cells.
32 The problem lies not with hormone levels also known, is something that often runs in families.
33 Dress with hormone powder and wedge open with a pad of damp sphagnum moss.
34 I stayed at home as much as possible while I took massive doses of testosterone, the male hormone.
35 When the insect is ready to mature, juvenile hormone secretion must stop and allatostatin provides the signal.
36 Melatonin, available over the counter, is a hormone produced inside the brain by the pineal gland.
37 Parathyroid hormone was measured in serum by radioimmunoassay directed towards the amino terminal region.
38 Addition of solute causes a rise in tonicity with stimulation of both thirst and antidiuretic hormone release. Fluid retention ensues.
39 Hormone replacement therapy, the standard treatment for symptoms associated with the menopause, was tried.
40 Menopause symptoms are similar to those of food intolerance and may in fact be triggered off by hormone changes.
41 The whereabouts of the horse hormone farms and the numbers of animals involved are extraordinarily well-kept secrets.
42 Pain-Free Progesterone: Women undergoing infertility treatment are sometimes required to undergo daily injections to deliver the hormone progesterone.
43 This suggests that the violence might have been caused by these high hormone levels,[http://Sentencedict.com] not conditioning.
44 It appears that thyroid hormone is also required for full suppression of antidiuretic hormone release.
45 Dip the base into a hormone rooting compound and insert into a free-draining compost.
46 It was now found that growth hormone was made in the pancreas.
47 It appears likely that a fairly complicated interaction between oestrogen, progesterone and a pituitary hormone known as oxytocin is involved.
48 Hymer's rats were unable to produce more than half the normal amount of pituitary growth hormone.
49 This hormone, called gonadotrophin[Sentencedict.com], can be suppressed by certain drugs that stop the oestrus cycle without causing serious side-effects.
50 Hormones take the heat off Thousands of women suffer menopausal symptoms which could be relieved by a course of Hormone Replacement Therapy.
51 Diabetes occurs when the body does not use or make the hormone insulin.
52 His problem was one of testosterone - the major male hormone.
53 This is a crucial difference from the way the hormone affects the body.
54 Addition of solute causes a rise in tonicity with stimulation of both thirst and antidiuretic hormone release.
55 In response to fluctuating hormone levels during each oestrous cycle, some eggs are released to resume development.
56 Certain women with negative lymph nodes, for example, might not need chemotherapy, radiation or hormone treatments following surgery.
57 As for going off at tangents, my dear, I do it myself, hormone balance not withstanding.
58 The report, released earlier this week, showed hormone treatments posed no danger to humans.
59 The adult rat provides another example: it has been found that cells in its prostate gland need the hormone testosterone.
60 Traditionally, physicians have reserved testosterone replacement for men who are severely hormone deficient.