1the secretion of an endocrine gland that is transmitted by the blood to the tissue on which it has a specific effect
Synonymsendocrine, internal secretion,
Hyponymsadrenocorticotropic hormone, adrenosterone, catecholamine, epinephrine, gastrointestinal hormone, glucagon, glucocorticoid, gonadotropin, insulin, melanocyte-stimulating hormone, melatonin, neurohormone, oxytocin, parathyroid hormone, relaxin, releasing hormone, somatotropin, steroid hormone, thymosin, thyroid hormone, thyrotropin-releasing hormone, thyrotropin, vasopressin,
Hypernymssecretion,
Type ofsecretion,
TypesACTH, ADH, Adrenalin, adrenaline, adrenocorticotrophic hormone, adrenocorticotrophin, adrenocorticotropic hormone, adrenocorticotropin, adrenosterone, antidiuretic hormone, catecholamine, corticotrophin, corticotropin, epinephrin, epinephrine, gastrin, ghrelin, glucagon, glucocorticoid, gonadotrophic hormone, gonadotrophin, gonadotropic hormone, gonadotropin, growth hormone, human growth hormone, hypothalamic releasing factor, hypothalamic releasing hormone, insulin, melanocyte-stimulating hormone, melatonin, MSH, neurohormone, oxytocin, parathormone, parathyroid hormone, Pitocin, Pitressin, protirelin, relaxin, releasing factor, releasing hormone, RH, secretin, sex hormone, somatotrophic hormone, somatotrophin, somatotropic hormone, somatotropin, steroid, steroid hormone, STH, thymosin, thyroid hormone, thyroid-stimulating hormone, thyrotrophic hormone, thyrotrophin, thyrotropic hormone, thyrotropin, thyrotropin-releasing factor, thyrotropin-releasing hormone, TRF, TRH, TSH, vasopressin,
See alsohormonal,