Hormone - Wikipedia Hormones are required for the normal development of animals, plants and fungi Due to the broad definition of a hormone (as a signaling molecule that exerts its effects far from its site of production), numerous kinds of molecules can be classified as hormones
Hormones | Endocrine Glands | MedlinePlus Hormones are your body's chemical messengers They affect many processes including mood Too much or too little of a certain hormone can have health implications
Hormones and the Endocrine System | Johns Hopkins Medicine Consider the following hormones and their role in the workings of the endocrine system: Controls production of sex hormones (estrogen in women and testosterone in men) and the production of eggs in women and sperm in men