A hormone (from Greek á½ÏÎ¼Î®, impetus) is any member of a class of signaling molecules produced by glands in multicellular organisms that are transported by the circulatory system to target distant organs to regulate physiology and behaviour. Eicosanoids â hormones derive from lipids such as arachidonic acid, lipoxins and prostaglandins. 2  Steroid â Examples of steroid hormones include the sex hormones estradiol and testosterone as well as the stress hormone cortisol.
Rating Newest Oldest. Best Answer: Bull moose shed their antlers in late autumn or early winter, after the end of the breeding season. A new set begins to grow the following spring, nourished by the covering of furry skin known as velvet.
Shed hunters have long known that different deer drop their antlers at different times, depending on a number of factors. SHARE ON: Dr. Dave Samuel â January 2, 2012. Last April a friend told me that heâd just seen an 8-point buck near his home.