Term Name: | response to peptide hormone |
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Synonyms: | response to peptide hormone stimulus, response to polypeptide hormone stimulus |
Definition: | Any process that results in a change in state or activity of a cell or an organism (in terms of movement, secretion, enzyme production, gene expression, etc.) as a result of a peptide hormone stimulus. A peptide hormone is any of a class of peptides that are secreted into the blood stream and have endocrine functions in living animals. |
Ontology: | GO: Biological Process [GO:0043434] QuickGO AmiGO |