Term Name:	regulation of heart rate by hormone
Synonyms:	hormonal cardiac chronotropy, regulation of the rate of heart contraction by hormone
Definition:	The process in which the hormones modulates the rate of heart muscle contraction. A hormone is one of a group of substances formed in very small amounts in one specialized organ or group of cells and carried (sometimes in the bloodstream) to another organ or group of cells, in the same organism, upon which they have a specific regulatory action.
Ontology:	GO: Biological Process [GO:0003064]    QuickGO    AmiGO