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prohormone

Term ID
CHEBI:71212
Synonyms
  • prohormones
Definition
Any intra-glandular substance that acts as a precursor of a hormone, usually having minimal hormonal effect itself. Prohormones generally help in amplifying the effect of existing hormones.
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Ontology
ChEBI  ( EBI )
Relationships
is a type of
inverse has_role
Phenotype
Phenotype resulting from prohormone
Phenotype where environments contain prohormone
Phenotype modified by environments containing prohormone
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