Parahormone

Noun

Word Frequency: 0.0

Definitions

1.NounA 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 respiratory centre.

Synonyms

xenohormone nonhistone semiochemical propheromone heteroanalogue paraxanthine phytoestrogen quormone homosteroid glycohormone dihydrometabolite analog

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