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prehormone /pre·hor·mone/ (-hor´mōn) prohormone.

pre·hor·mone (pr

-hôr

)

A glandular secretory product that is a precursor of a hormone but has little or no inherent biological potency itself.

prohormone [pro-hor´mōn]

a precursor of a hormone, such as a polypeptide that is cleaved to form a shorter polypeptide hormone or a steroid that is converted to an active hormone by peripheral metabolism. Called also prehormone.

prehormone

prohormone.

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