Español > hormona: 1 sentido > nombre 1, body| Sentido | 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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| Sinónimo | secreción interna |
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| Específico | ACTH, corticotropina, hormona adrenocorticotrópica | A hormone produced by the anterior pituitary gland that stimulates the adrenal cortex |
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| adrenalina, epinefrina | A catecholamine secreted by the adrenal medulla in response to stress (trade name Adrenalin) |
| adrenosterona, adrenosterone | A steroid / steroid having androgenic activity |
| catecolamina | Any of a group of chemicals including epinephrine and norepinephrine that are produced in the medulla of the adrenal gland |
| esteroide | Any hormone affecting the development and growth of sex organs |
| factor liberador hipotalámico | Any of several hormones produced in the hypothalamus and carried by a vein to the anterior pituitary gland where they stimulate the release of anterior pituitary hormones |
| glucagón | A hormone secreted by the pancreas |
| glucocorticoide | A steroid hormone that is produced by the adrenal cortex of animals |
| gonadotrofina, gonadotropina | hormone secreted by the anterior pituitary gland and placenta |
| het, hormona estimuladora tiroidea, hormona thyrotrópica, hormona tirotrópica, tirotropa, tirotropina | anterior pituitary hormone that stimulates the function of the thyroid gland |
| hormona antidiurética, vasopresina | hormone secreted by the posterior pituitary gland (trade name Pitressin) and also by nerve endings in the hypothalamus |
| hormona del crecimiento, somatotropina | A hormone produced by the anterior pituitary gland |
| hormona gastrointestinal | hormones that affect gastrointestinal functioning |
| hormona liberadora de tirotropina, protirelin | hormone released by the hypothalamus that controls the release of thyroid-stimulating hormone from the anterior pituitary |
| hormona paratiroidea, parathormona | hormone synthesized and released into the blood stream by the parathyroid glands |
| insulina | hormone secreted by the isles of Langerhans in the pancreas |
| melatonina, N-acetil-5-metoxitriptamina | hormone secreted by the pineal gland |
| neurohormona | A hormone that is released by nerve impulses (e.g., norepinephrine or vasopressin) |
| oxitocina, pitocina | hormone secreted by the posterior pituitary gland (trade name Pitocin) |
| relaxina | hormone secreted by the corpus luteum during the last days of pregnancy |
| timosina | hormone secreted by the thymus |
| tiroxina | Any of several closely related compounds that are produced by the thyroid gland and are active metabolically |
| General | secreción | A functionally specialized substance (especially one that is not a waste) released from a gland or cell |
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| Inglés | hormone, endocrine, internal secretion |
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| Catalán | hormona |
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| Adjetivo | endocrino | Of or belonging to endocrine glands or their secretions |
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| hormonal | Of or relating to or caused by hormones |
