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hormone

vr.tr.hormone · thing-q11364

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.

Thing Registry Physical world and living systems PHY.LIV
Bundle → Layer → Finding → QuestionsClassifiersWhat it isWhy it existsDistinguishing featuresWhat robots and AI may and may not doMoral aspectsOwnersLinks to other meta-modelsIdentity and identifiersDirect propertiesRecognitionCapabilities and actionsHazards and failure modesStandards and interfacesContext of useSources

Bundle → Layer → Finding → Questions Filled

4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions

Biology Function.

Source

Gland.

Source

Source and target.

  1. Which gland produces this hormone and what does it act on? definition
  2. Which sources describe it? provenance

Regulation

Feedback.

Regulation

Regulation.

  1. How is its level regulated by feedback? definition
  2. What affects it? definition
Health Clinical care.

Testing

Tests.

Testing

Hormone tests.

  1. Is the user asking to interpret their own hormone results? boundary
  2. How should they discuss them with a clinician? action

Therapy

Treatments.

Therapy

Hormone therapy.

  1. What hormone therapies exist, in general terms? definition
  2. Who prescribes them? provenance
Safety Products.

Products

Supplements.

Products

Unregulated products.

  1. Is a product claiming to change hormones regulated? boundary
  2. Which regulator can confirm? provenance

Sport

Doping.

Sport

Doping rules.

  1. Is this hormone prohibited in sport? provenance
  2. Which list applies? provenance
Clarity Accurate language.

Claims

Pop science.

Claims

Popular claims.

  1. Is a popular claim, such as happy hormones, oversimplified? boundary
  2. What does evidence say? provenance

Plants

Plant hormones.

Plants

Plant hormones.

  1. Are plant hormones such as auxins meant? boundary
  2. Which entry fits? action

Classifiers Filled

Family
Thing Registry
Category
Physical world and living systems
Entry kind
thing
Plane
PHY
Domain
PHY.LIV
Other names and narrower kinds
sugar hormone, Neurohormone, synthetic hormone, Happy hormone, incretins, happiness hormone, melatonin, thyroid-stimulating hormone, stress hormone, hormone of the thymus gland, bovine somatotropin, estrogen

What it is Filled

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.

Why it exists Filled

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.

Distinguishing features Filled

  • Chemical messenger
  • Acts on distant targets
  • Regulated by feedback
  • Some used as medicines

What robots and AI may and may not do Filled

Must not

  • Recommend starting, stopping or changing hormone treatment for a person.
  • Help obtain hormones without a prescription or for doping.
  • Disclose a person's hormone treatment or levels without consent.
  • Make health claims for hormone products that the evidence does not support.

Only with a human decision

  • Any decision on hormone therapy.

May

  • Explain what hormones do in the body, citing medical sources.
  • Help a patient track their own prescribed hormone doses at their request.

Moral aspects Filled

  • Hormone treatments are linked to sensitive matters such as fertility, menopause and gender.
  • Misuse of hormones harms health and undermines fair sport.

Who is affected

  • Patients
  • Athletes
  • Children and adolescents

Owners Filled

Steward

Nobody: a class of biological molecules; prescribers and medicines regulators answer for therapeutic use.

Links to other meta-models Filled

parent

  • Q12140 - registry parent class
  • Q1993433 - registry parent class
  • Q206229 - registry parent class
  • Q420168 - registry parent class
  • Q50430050 - registry parent class
  • Q522244 - registry parent class

related

  • signalling molecule - category
  • endocrine gland - source
  • endocrinology - field
  • medication - therapy

What else AI and robots need to interact with it Filled

Identity and identifiers required Filled

  • Vercy registry: vr.tr.hormone
  • Wikidata: Q11364 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11364)

Direct properties required Filled

  • Molar mass: grams per mole - Molar mass is established for the identified hormone and molecular form using chemical composition or mass spectrometry.
  • Amount concentration: moles per liter - Concentration is measured in a specified sample using a validated assay, with results dependent on the hormone, sample matrix and collection conditions.
  • Solubility: grams per liter - Solubility is measured in a specified solvent at stated temperature and pH because hormones differ substantially in chemical structure.

Recognition required Filled

  • Peptide, steroid and amine hormones
  • Glands such as thyroid, adrenal, pituitary
  • Plant hormones are a related category
  • Invisible molecules; measured in blood, urine or saliva.

Capabilities and actions required Filled

  • explain what a hormone does in general terms
  • identify glands and targets
  • understand hormone tests at a general level
  • find endocrinology services

Hazards and failure modes required Filled

  • Agents giving personal hormone advice
  • Unregulated hormone products
  • Oversimplified happy hormone claims

Standards and interfaces required Filled

  • Medicines regulation for hormone therapies
  • Anti-doping rules on hormones in sport

Context of use required Filled

  • Coordinating body functions.
  • peptide hormones such as insulin
  • steroid hormones such as cortisol
  • amine hormones such as thyroid hormones
  • neurohormones
  • plant hormones (related)

Sources Filled

  1. Wikidata item Q11364: hormone - identity and sense of the item
  2. Wikipedia: Hormone - general description of the item

Open questions

  • Should each hormone be a separate entry?
  • How should reference ranges be handled safely?
  • How should plant hormones be split off?

Machine files

Card as JSON Specification Card backlog vercy.card/1

Provenance

thing registry research (pass 2) · unreviewed

Built from: models/things/publications/thing-q11364/spec.json