hormones

Cultural  

1. Chemical substances, produced in the body by endocrine glands, that are transported by the blood to other organs to stimulate their function. Adrenaline, estrogen, insulin, and testosterone are all hormones.

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Example Sentences

Thyroid hormones supplied by the mother play an important role in fetal neurodevelopment.

From Science Daily

"When you lose weight, your body doesn't just say, 'Great, job done.' Hunger hormones ramp up, your metabolism slows, and your body tries to restore what it sees as your natural point."

From BBC

Pharmaceuticals that mimic hormones now provide effective medical tools to combat obesity.

From The Wall Street Journal

The plotting doesn’t have any subterranean levels either, trusting solely in its primal display of sweat, hormones and heartbreak.

From Los Angeles Times

Even under anaesthesia, it reacts: heart rate rises, hormones surge, blood pressure spikes.

From BBC