He used the gene for a powerful hormone known as erythropoietin, which spurs the bone marrow to churn out more red blood cells.

This gingival crevicular fluid is analyzed for a variety of factors, including prostaglandin, a hormone known to contribute to tissue and bone loss.

The prostate glands require male hormones, known as androgens, to work properly.

It appears likely that a fairly complicated interaction between oestrogen, progesterone and a pituitary hormone known as oxytocin is involved.

Diabetes Insipidus is a medical condition caused when a hormone known as ADH does not appear in your blood.

The signaling shows how cells directly respond to a type of hormone known as cytokines and to growth factors.

The drugs work by blocking a hormone known to increase blood pressure.

Parabens have also displayed the ability to slightly mimic estrogen (a hormone known to play a role in the development of breast cancer).

Adrenaline is a hormone and neurotransmitter also known as epinephrine.

However, when acid-levels in the gut are low, a hormone known as gastrin is released; this induces an abnormal growth of stomach cells.