hormone
C5217
concept
A hormone is a chemical messenger produced by glands in the body that travels through the bloodstream to regulate the activity and function of specific cells and organs.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| hormone canonical | 3 |
| endogenous hormone | 1 |
| peptide hormone | 1 |
| protein hormone | 1 |
Description generation (CDg)
The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the class name and this instruction.
Instruction
generate a one-sentence description for a given conceptual class. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the conceptional class]"
Input
Class: hormone
Generated description
A hormone is a chemical messenger produced by glands in the body that travels through the bloodstream to regulate the activity and function of specific cells and organs.
Instances (4)
| Instance | Via concept surface |
|---|---|
| insulin | peptide hormone |
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William Banting
surface form:
insulin
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— |
| norepinephrine | — |
| Melatonin | — |