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Hormones can be classified as one of three different types, shown below with examples: | Hormones can be classified as one of three different types, shown below with examples: | ||
*'''Peptide hormones''': | *'''Peptide hormones''': angiotensin II, growth hormone (also known as somatotropin or hGH/HGH), insulin | ||
*''' | *'''Steroid hormones''': cortisol, corticosterone, [[estradiol]], dihydrotestosterone, [[progesterone]], testosterone | ||
*'''Monoamines''': | *'''Monoamines''': [[tryptamine]], [[dopamine]], [[noradrenaline]], [[adrenaline]], [[melatonin]] | ||
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[[File:HarmCausedByDrugsTable.svg|thumb|upright=1.35|Table from the 2010 ISCD study ranking various drugs (legal and illegal) based on statements by drug-harm experts. Anabolic steroids was found to be the 15th overall most dangerous drug.<ref name="Nutt_2010">{{cite journal | vauthors = Nutt DJ, King LA, Phillips LD | title = Drug harms in the UK: a multicriteria decision analysis | journal = Lancet | volume = 376 | issue = 9752 | pages = 1558–1565 | date = November 2010 | pmid = 21036393 | doi = 10.1016/S0140-6736(10)61462-6 | s2cid = 5667719 | citeseerx = 10.1.1.690.1283 }}</ref>]] | |||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
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*[[Neurotransmitter]] | *[[Neurotransmitter]] | ||
*[[Receptor]] | *[[Receptor]] | ||
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*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hormone Hormone (Wikipedia)] | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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A hormone is a chemical released by a cell, a gland, or an organ in one part of the body that affects cells in other parts of the organism. Generally, only a small amount of hormone is required to alter cell metabolism. In essence, it is a chemical messenger that transports a signal from one cell to another.
A variety of exogenous chemical compounds, both natural and synthetic, have hormone-like effects on both humans and wildlife. Their interference with the synthesis, secretion, transport, binding, action, or elimination of natural hormones in the body can change the homeostasis, reproduction, development, and/or behavior, just as endogenously produced hormones do.
Types of Hormone
Hormones can be classified as one of three different types, shown below with examples:
- Peptide hormones: angiotensin II, growth hormone (also known as somatotropin or hGH/HGH), insulin
- Steroid hormones: cortisol, corticosterone, estradiol, dihydrotestosterone, progesterone, testosterone
- Monoamines: tryptamine, dopamine, noradrenaline, adrenaline, melatonin
Toxicity and harm potential
See also
External links
References
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- ↑ Nutt DJ, King LA, Phillips LD (November 2010). "Drug harms in the UK: a multicriteria decision analysis". Lancet. 376 (9752): 1558–1565. CiteSeerX 10.1.1.690.1283
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