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Body Hormone Multicellular Organisms Types Secreted Chemicals Formed

A hormone is a chemical substance formed in specialized cells, transported in body fluids, and acting on specific target cells to change their functioning.

Ein Hormon ist eine von spezialisierten Zellen gebildete chemische Substanz, die in Körperflüssigkeiten transportiert wird und auf bestimmte Zielzellen wirkt, um deren Funktion zu verändern.

Front hormone
Back In multicellular organisms, one of many types of secreted chemicals that are formed in specialized cells, travel in body fluids, and act on specific target cells in other parts of the body to change their functioning.

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