(biochemistry) Any of many substances, produced by plants, that control or regulate their germination, growth, metabolism etc.

plural of plant hormone

(biochemistry) 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.

(biochemistry) A peptide hormone, secreted by the pituitary gland, that stimulates the secretion of other hormones

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.

Any of a group of sesquiterpene hormones that regulate insect physiology by preventing metamorphosis during moults.

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see hormone, therapy. / Hormone replacement therapy.

A hormone, such as testosterone in males or estrogen in females, affecting sexual development and reproduction.

plural of sex hormone

(biology) 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.