Hormones
Chemical substances having a specific regulatory effect on the activity of a certain organ or organs. The term was originally applied to substances secreted by various ENDOCRINE GLANDS and transported in the bloodstream to the target organs. It is sometimes extended to include those substances that are not produced by the endocrine glands but that have similar effects.
Subtype terms (17)
More specific conditions that are subtypes of Hormones in the MeSH hierarchy.
- Adrenal Cortex Hormones
13 drugs (9 approved, 4 experimental)
- Anabolic Agents
- Androgens
43 drugs (35 approved, 8 experimental)
- Cannabinoid Receptor Modulators
- Estrogens
19 drugs (18 approved, 1 experimental)
- Gastrointestinal Hormones
9 drugs (4 approved, 5 experimental)
- Glucocorticoids
16 drugs (15 approved, 1 experimental)
- Gonadal Hormones
1 drug experimental
- Hormones, Ectopic
- Incretins
16 drugs (5 approved, 11 experimental)
- Invertebrate Hormones
- Melatonin
6 drugs (3 approved, 3 experimental)
- Mineralocorticoids
- Peptide Hormones
- Progestins
4 drugs approved
- Thymus Hormones
- Thyroid Hormones
6 drugs (4 approved, 2 experimental)
Drugs by status
Phase 4 trials (8)
Phase 3 trials (14)
Phase 2 trials (19)
Phase 1 trials (8)