regulation of heart rate by hormone

Term ID

GO:0003064

Synonyms

• hormonal cardiac chronotropy
• regulation of the rate of heart contraction by hormone

Definition

The process in which the hormones modulates the rate of heart muscle contraction. A hormone is one of a group of substances formed in very small amounts in one specialized organ or group of cells and carried (sometimes in the bloodstream) to another organ or group of cells, in the same organism, upon which they have a specific regulatory action.

References

Ontology

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