| 单词 | target organ |
| 释义 | > as lemmastarget organ target organ n. Biology any organ which responds to a particular hormone or hormones in the body (cf. target tissue n. below). ΘΚΠ the world > life > biology > substance > process stimulators or inhibitors > hormone > [noun] > hormone target target organ1947 target tissue1960 1947 H. Selye Textbk. Endocrinol. 17/1 The so-called ‘target organs’ or ‘end organs’ do not necessarily react to hormones under all conditions. 1972 Sci. Amer. Nov. 24/1 The pituitary secretes several complex hormones that travel through the bloodstream to target organs, notably the thyroid gland, the gonads and the cortex of the adrenal glands. < as lemmas |
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