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Epinephrine, ehp uh NEHF rihn, is a hormone secreted by the adrenal glands. See more »
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Endorphin
Endorphin, ehn DAWR fihn, is any of a group of substances in the nervous system of human beings and animals.
See more »Estrogen
Estrogen, EHS truh juhn, is any of a group of chemically similar hormones that cause the growth and development of female sexual characteristics in human beings and other animals.
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Hormone, HAWR mohn, is any of a number of chemical substances produced within an animal or a plant.
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Insulin is a hormone that regulates the body's use of sugars and other nutrients.
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Progesterone, proh JEHS tuh rohn, is a hormone produced mainly by the ovaries and the placenta in female animals during the period when they are able to bear young.
See more »Prostaglandin
Prostaglandin, pros tuh GLAN duhn, is the name of a group of important chemical compounds.
See more »Testosterone
Testosterone, tehs TAHS tuh rohn, is a hormone that stimulates sexual development in male human beings.
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