Explainer: What is a hormone?

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  • Author(s): RALOFF, JANET
  • Source:
    Science News for Students. 11/1/2017, p3-3. 1p. 1 Chart.
  • Additional Information
    • Subject Terms:
      HORMONES; TISSUES; BLOOD; ESTROGEN; PUBERTY
    • Abstract:
      The article offers information on hormones and discusses their functions. Topics include hormones secreted by tissues in body into fluids like blood; estrogen hormone made by woman's ovaries helps in shaping body during puberty; and instructions whispered by hormones for affecting cells known as receptors.