Current aspects of hormonology

• Published in: Biochemistry (Moscow) Vol. 62; no. 10; pp. 1171 - 1173
• Main Authors: Kulinskii, V I, Kolesnichenko, L S
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.10.1997
• Subjects: Hormones - physiology; Ion Channels - drug effects; Ion Channels - physiology; Neurology; Receptors, Cell Surface - physiology; Russia; Second Messenger Systems - physiology; Signal Transduction - physiology; Russia

On the occasion of the 95th anniversary of the discovery of the first hormone, the definition and use of terms "hormone" and "second messenger" are discussed. The term "hormonology" is proposed to denote the fundamental science of hormones. The combined session in 1950...