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Hormone vs Autocoid - What's the difference?

hormone | autocoid |

As nouns the difference between hormone and autocoid

is that hormone is while autocoid is .

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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    autocoid

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)