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Hormone vs Acylphosphatidylethanolamine - What's the difference?

hormone | acylphosphatidylethanolamine |

As nouns the difference between hormone and acylphosphatidylethanolamine

is that hormone is while acylphosphatidylethanolamine is (biochemistry) any n-acyl derivative of phosphatidylethanolamine, especially those that are hormones associated with fat metabolism.

hormone

English

(wikipedia hormone)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (physiology) Any substance produced by one tissue and conveyed by the bloodstream to another to effect physiological activity.
  • (pharmacology) A synthetic compound with the same activity.
  • Any similar substance in plants.

    • Hyponyms

    * See also

    Derived terms

    * hormonal * hormone therapy

    Anagrams

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    acylphosphatidylethanolamine

    English

    Noun

    (N-Acylphosphatidylethanolamine) (en noun)
  • (biochemistry) Any N-acyl derivative of phosphatidylethanolamine, especially those that are hormones associated with fat metabolism