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==Prohormone== | ==Prohormone== | ||
A prohormone is a precursor to a hormone, and usually has little effect itself. It is altered within the body to become the active hormone. | A prohormone is a precursor to a hormone, and usually has little effect itself. It is altered within the body to become the active hormone. | ||
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Latest revision as of 15:08, 13 September 2010
Prohormone
A prohormone is a precursor to a hormone, and usually has little effect itself. It is altered within the body to become the active hormone.
Examples
- Pro-Insulin
- Pro-opiomelanocorticotropin