pheromone metabolic process
The chemical reactions and pathways involving pheromones, a substance that is secreted and released by an organism and detected by a second organism of the same or a closely related species, in which it causes a specific reaction, such as a definite behavioral reaction or a developmental process.
GO:0019748
secondary metabolic process
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GO:0042445
hormone metabolic process
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pheromone metabolism
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