Term Name: hormone binding
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Definition: Binding to an hormone, a naturally occurring substance secreted by specialized cells that affect the metabolism or behavior of cells possessing functional receptors for the hormone. Hormones may be produced by the same, or different, cell as express the receptor.
Ontology: GO: Molecular Function [GO:0042562]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
is a type of: binding
has subtype: abscisic acid binding adiponectin binding androgen binding auxin binding choriogonadotropin hormone binding cytokinin binding ecdysone binding epidermal growth factor binding epinephrine binding estrogen binding gibberellin binding juvenile hormone binding peptide hormone binding steroid hormone binding thyroid hormone binding
inverse has_part: corticotropin receptor activity ecdysis-triggering hormone receptor activity melanocyte-stimulating hormone receptor activity