Search Ontology:
GO: Molecular Function

hormone binding

Term ID
GO:0042562
Synonyms
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.
References
Ontology
GO: Molecular Function    QuickGO    AmiGO
Relationships
is a type of
has subtype
inverse has_part
Phenotype
Phenotype caused by Genes