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Define hormone. A chemical (protein, steroid or amine) produced by the endocrine gland that is transported via the blood to the body where it has the ability to effect all the bodily cells or target cells/organs.efine hypothalamus. Part of the brain that links the endocrine system and the nervous system and regulates the pituitary gland whilst regulating basic functions of the body; temperature, water balance, food intake and controls/intigrates the autonomic nervous system.
A hormone (from Greek á½ÏÎ¼Î®, impetus) is any member of a class of signaling molecules produced by glands in multicellular organisms that are transported by the circulatory system to target distant organs to regulate physiology and behaviour. Transport of the hormone to the target cell(s). 2  Recognition of the hormone by an associated cell membrane or intracellular receptor protein. 3  Relay and amplification of the received hormonal signal via a signal transduction process: This then leads to a cellular response.