Search Ontology:
GO: Biological Process

hormone biosynthetic process

Term ID
GO:0042446
Synonyms
  • hormone anabolism
  • hormone biosynthesis
  • hormone formation
  • hormone synthesis
Definition
The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of any hormone, naturally occurring substances secreted by specialized cells that affects the metabolism or behavior of other cells possessing functional receptors for the hormone.
References
Ontology
GO: Biological Process    QuickGO    AmiGO
Relationships
is a type of
has subtype
negatively regulated by
positively regulated by
regulated by
Phenotype
Phenotype caused by Genes