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.
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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61 The hormone is known to affect reproduction and gonadal function, and to have an influence on the growth of tumours.
62 Antidiuretic hormone renders these segments of the nephron freely permeable to water.
63 People who have type 2 diabetes do not produce enough insulin, or their bodies can not properly use the hormone.
64 The progestogens have the same effect on the cat's body as the natural pregnancy hormone, progesterone.
65 The gene for growth hormone has been isolated and the controlling promoter region identified.
66 The cockroach has two corpora cardiaca, which are the organs that secrete my precious hormone.
67 This hormone helps to control growth of muscle, bone and the cells of the immune system.
68 Several hormones, particularly insulin, the hormone that is deficient in sugar diabetes, control these processes.
69 Under these circumstances, thirst and antidiuretic hormone secretion would be stimulated or inhibited in parallel.
70 When tonicity rises,[www.Sentencedict.com] release of antidiuretic hormone increases water reabsorption and reduces excretion of solute-free water.
71 It is not absorbed into the bloodstream, nor does it influence hormone levels, the company says.
72 Maybe I secreted some hormone that gave the average Tellenorean a violently unpleasant feeling.
73 Even thought the warehouse is full of many drugs, only the growth hormone was taken.
74 The whole process is, once again, hormone.controlled, although the precise mechanism is uncertain.
75 In all cases, the effect of the body clock is being accentuated by our life-style, generally by means of the hormone adrenalin.
76 For most, however, the hormone may trigger a growth spurt but seems not to increase final adult height.
77 Dip a quarter-of-an-inch of the rooting end into hormone rooting powder and tap off the excess.
78 The human growth hormone is the next in a long line of chemicals to be manufactured industrially, using recombinant-DNA techniques.
79 Some hormone replacement formulas now contain testosterone as well as estrogen and progesterone.
80 Insofar as a zebra finch can be said to have a mind, the hormone is a mind-altering drug.
81 Women usually have a small amount of the male hormone testosterone circulating in their bodies.
82 Estradiol-1 7, B is considered to be the true ovarian hormone because it is secreted almost entirely by the ovaries.
83 Although growth hormone is in abundant supply, other factors are limiting growth.
84 It seems clear that glucocorticoid must be present for antidiuretic hormone release to be fully inhibited.
85 The pancreas is vital for digesting food, because it produces digestive enzymes as well as the hormone insulin.
86 Hyperparathyroidism was ruled out by a serum parathyroid hormone assay.
87 Calcitonin and growth hormone are normally secreted by the thyroid and pituitary respectively.
88 But they can also mimic the hormone or block or stimulate its action in adults.
89 Dip the cut ends into hormone rooting powder before planting.
90 This hormone is produced by the developing embryo within a few days of the egg being fertilised.