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Hormone vs Eicosanoid - What's the difference?

hormone | eicosanoid |

As nouns the difference between hormone and eicosanoid

is that hormone is any substance produced by one tissue and conveyed by the bloodstream to another to effect physiological activity while eicosanoid is any of a family of naturally-occurring substances derived from 20-carbon polyunsaturated fatty acids; they include the prostaglandins, thromboxanes, leukotrienes and epoxyeicosatrienoic acids; they function as hormones.

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

    * ----

    eicosanoid

    English

    (wikipedia eicosanoid)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (biochemistry) Any of a family of naturally-occurring substances derived from 20-carbon polyunsaturated fatty acids; they include the prostaglandins, thromboxanes, leukotrienes and epoxyeicosatrienoic acids; they function as hormones.

    • Synonyms

    * icosanoid