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Prohormone vs Prehormone - What's the difference?

prohormone | prehormone |

As nouns the difference between prohormone and prehormone

is that prohormone is a substance that is a precursor to a hormone, usually having minimal hormonal effect by itself while prehormone is a substance secreted by glandular tissue that has little or no significant biological activity, but is converted in peripheral tissues into an active hormone.

prohormone

English

(wikipedia prohormone)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (hormone) A substance that is a precursor to a hormone, usually having minimal hormonal effect by itself.

    • prehormone

    English

    Noun

    (en noun) (wikipedia prehormone)
  • (biochemistry) A substance secreted by glandular tissue that has little or no significant biological activity, but is converted in peripheral tissues into an active hormone.

    • See also

    * prohormone