hormone catabolic process

Term ID

GO:0042447

Synonyms

hormone breakdown
hormone catabolism
hormone degradation

Definition

The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown 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.

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Ontology

GO: Biological Process QuickGO AmiGO

Relationships

is a type of: catabolic process hormone metabolic process

catabolic process hormone metabolic process Show first 5 Terms
has subtype: androgen catabolic process auxin catabolic process brassinosteroid catabolic process C21-steroid hormone catabolic process calcitonin catabolic process ... Show All 13 Terms

androgen catabolic process auxin catabolic process brassinosteroid catabolic process C21-steroid hormone catabolic process calcitonin catabolic process cytokinin catabolic process ecdysteroid catabolic process estrogen catabolic process juvenile hormone catabolic process melatonin catabolic process mineralocorticoid catabolic process pheromone catabolic process thyroid hormone catabolic process Show first 5 Terms

Phenotype

Phenotype caused by Genes

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