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Appetite and Hormone

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Difference between Appetite and Hormone

Appetite vs. Hormone

Appetite is the desire to eat food, sometimes due to hunger. A hormone (from the Greek participle “ὁρμῶ”, "to set in motion, urge on") is any member of a class of signaling molecules produced by glands in multicellular organisms that are transported by the circulatory system to target distant organs to regulate physiology and behaviour.

Similarities between Appetite and Hormone

Appetite and Hormone have 9 things in common (in Unionpedia): Circadian rhythm, Hormone, Hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal axis, Metabolism, Neurotransmitter, Progestogen, Stress (biology), Thyroid, Thyroid hormones.

Circadian rhythm

A circadian rhythm is any biological process that displays an endogenous, entrainable oscillation of about 24 hours.

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Hormone

A hormone (from the Greek participle “ὁρμῶ”, "to set in motion, urge on") is any member of a class of signaling molecules produced by glands in multicellular organisms that are transported by the circulatory system to target distant organs to regulate physiology and behaviour.

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Hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal axis

The hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal axis (HPA axis or HTPA axis) is a complex set of direct influences and feedback interactions among three components: the hypothalamus, the pituitary gland (a pea-shaped structure located below the thalamus), and the adrenal (also called "suprarenal") glands (small, conical organs on top of the kidneys).

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Metabolism

Metabolism (from μεταβολή metabolē, "change") is the set of life-sustaining chemical transformations within the cells of organisms.

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Neurotransmitter

Neurotransmitters are endogenous chemicals that enable neurotransmission.

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Progestogen

Progestogens, also sometimes spelled progestagens or gestagens, are a class of steroid hormones that bind to and activate the progesterone receptor (PR).

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Stress (biology)

Physiological or biological stress is an organism's response to a stressor such as an environmental condition.

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Thyroid

The thyroid gland, or simply the thyroid, is an endocrine gland in the neck, consisting of two lobes connected by an isthmus.

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Thyroid hormones

Thyroid hormones are two hormones produced and released by the thyroid gland, namely triiodothyronine (T3) and thyroxine (T4).

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Appetite and Hormone Comparison

Appetite has 88 relations, while Hormone has 164. As they have in common 9, the Jaccard index is 3.57% = 9 / (88 + 164).

References

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