Hormone
peptide hormone
pep·tide hor·mone [ pep-tahyd hawr-mohn ]
Subclass of:
Peptides; Hormones
Definitions related to peptide hormone:
  • Small proteins that function as hormonal signals, synthesized and secreted by one tissue or organ with physiological effects on other tissues or organs.
    NCI Thesaurus
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • Hormones synthesized from amino acids. They are distinguished from INTERCELLULAR SIGNALING PEPTIDES AND PROTEINS in that their actions are systemic.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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