hormones

1. Chemical substances, produced in the body by endocrine glands , that are transported by the blood to other organs to stimulate their function. Adrenaline , estrogen , insulin , and testosterone are all hormones.

Example Sentences

Possible treatments include chemotherapy, radiotherapy and drugs that help to stop the cancer growing - either by blocking hormones, boosting the body's immune system or targeting what makes cancer cells grow.

From BBC

“That’s how they greet,” Ebsen told me a few weeks before, “their whiskers send signals straight up to their brain which tells them all about your smell, your hormones, everything.”

From Los Angeles Times

Dolphins are only rehabilitated if they’re endangered species; they tend to experience intense stress hormones and trouble breathing when they’re around people and out of the water.

From Los Angeles Times

Carbon, he notes, is after all the building block of life, the animating force behind trees, rhinos, eyelashes, hormones, bamboo, and so much more.

From Salon

Puberty blockers work by suppressing the release of hormones and can be prescribed to children questioning their gender.

From BBC