Hormone
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解説
- 内分泌腺から分泌される化学物質.
- 離れた場所にある標的細胞の受容体と結合して生理的な作用を引き起こす.
Definition
Glossary of "Life (9th ed.)" by Sadava et al. (2011)
- A chemical signal produced in minute amounts at one site in a multicellular organism and transported to another site where it acts on target cells.
Glossary of "Principles of Behavioral Genetics" by Anholt & Mackay (2010)
- A chemical substance secreted by one tissue, an endocrine gland, that produces a specific physiological response on some remote target tissue or system.
文献(引用)
- Anholt, R. R. H. & Mackay, T. F. C. 2010. Principles of Behavioral Genetics. x + 334 pp. Academic Press, San Diego.
- Sadava, D., Hillis, D. M., Heller, H. C. & Berenbaum, M. R. 2011. Life: The Science of Biology, 9th ed. -xliv + 1266 pp. Sinauer Associates, Inc., Sunderland.