Humoral factor

Last updated November 11, 2025

Humoral factors are factors that are transported by the circulatory system, that is, in blood, and include:

Humoral immunity factors in the immune system
Hormones in the endocrine system

Humoral immunity factors act primarily locally and produce inflammation.^[1] Examples of these include prostaglandins and histamine.^[1] Hormones act more broadly and include homoral factors such as adrenaline and vasopressin.^[1]

References

1 2 3 Pagliaro, Pasquale; Penna, Claudia; Rastaldo, Raffaella (2022-09-01). Basic Cardiovascular Physiology: From Molecules to Translational Medical Science. CRC Press. ISBN 978-1-000-79472-4.

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[:0-1] 1 2 3 Pagliaro, Pasquale; Penna, Claudia; Rastaldo, Raffaella (2022-09-01). Basic Cardiovascular Physiology: From Molecules to Translational Medical Science. CRC Press. ISBN 978-1-000-79472-4.

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