hormone
Let an agent explain hormones in general terms by source, target and function, and point to clinicians for testing and treatment, without personal medical advice.
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Purpose and description
Let an agent explain hormones in general terms by source, target and function, and point to clinicians for testing and treatment, without personal medical advice.
A signalling molecule produced by glands or cells and carried, often in the blood, to act on distant target cells, regulating growth, metabolism, reproduction, mood and other functions; examples include insulin, cortisol, oestrogen, testosterone and thyroid hormones.
What it is for: Coordinating body functions.
It can be explain what a hormone does in general terms; identify glands and targets; understand hormone tests at a general level; find endocrinology services.
Distinguishing features
Chemical messenger
Acts on distant targets
Regulated by feedback
Some used as medicines
What it looks like
Invisible molecules; measured in blood, urine or saliva.
How it is recognised
Peptide, steroid and amine hormones
Glands such as thyroid, adrenal, pituitary
Plant hormones are a related category
Related models
is a kind of - category
is produced by - source
is studied by - field
is used as - therapy
In practice
Families and kinds
peptide hormones such as insulin
steroid hormones such as cortisol
amine hormones such as thyroid hormones
neurohormones
plant hormones (related)
Standards and regulation
Medicines regulation for hormone therapies
Anti-doping rules on hormones in sport
Failure modes and hazards
Agents giving personal hormone advice
Unregulated hormone products
Oversimplified happy hormone claims
Also called
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Where this came from
wikidata · CC0 1.0
Also registered as vr.tr.hormone
Drafted structure
Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.
Biology Function.
Biology explains hormones.
Source
Gland.
Source
Source and target.
- Which gland produces this hormone and what does it act on? definition
- Which sources describe it? provenance
Regulation
Feedback.
Regulation
Regulation.
- How is its level regulated by feedback? definition
- What affects it? definition
Health Clinical care.
Clinicians test and treat.
Testing
Tests.
Testing
Hormone tests.
- Is the user asking to interpret their own hormone results? boundary
- How should they discuss them with a clinician? action
Therapy
Treatments.
Therapy
Hormone therapy.
- What hormone therapies exist, in general terms? definition
- Who prescribes them? provenance
Safety Products.
Unregulated products carry risks.
Products
Supplements.
Products
Unregulated products.
- Is a product claiming to change hormones regulated? boundary
- Which regulator can confirm? provenance
Sport
Doping.
Sport
Doping rules.
- Is this hormone prohibited in sport? provenance
- Which list applies? provenance
Clarity Accurate language.
Popular claims can mislead.
Claims
Pop science.
Claims
Popular claims.
- Is a popular claim, such as happy hormones, oversimplified? boundary
- What does evidence say? provenance
Plants
Plant hormones.
Plants
Plant hormones.
- Are plant hormones such as auxins meant? boundary
- Which entry fits? action
What the second pass must settle
- Should each hormone be a separate entry?
- How should reference ranges be handled safely?
- How should plant hormones be split off?