Steroid hormone receptors are found in the nucleus, cytosol, and also on the plasma membrane of target cells. They are generally intracellular receptors... 23 KB (2,796 words) - 19:08, 19 February 2024 |
Sex hormone-binding globulin (SHBG) or sex steroid-binding globulin (SSBG) is a glycoprotein that binds to androgens and estrogens. When produced by the... 57 KB (4,576 words) - 09:45, 4 January 2024 |
sex hormones estradiol and testosterone,: 10–19 anabolic steroids, and the anti-inflammatory corticosteroid drug dexamethasone. Hundreds of steroids are... 81 KB (8,329 words) - 02:06, 22 April 2024 |
Androgen (redirect from Androgenic steroid) andr-, the stem of the word meaning "man") is any natural or synthetic steroid hormone that regulates the development and maintenance of male characteristics... 29 KB (3,165 words) - 22:29, 23 March 2024 |
Corticosteroid (redirect from Steroid allergy) a class of steroid hormones that are produced in the adrenal cortex of vertebrates, as well as the synthetic analogues of these hormones. Two main classes... 41 KB (4,133 words) - 00:10, 23 March 2024 |
testosterone, the main male sex hormone, and produce effects by binding to the androgen receptor. Anabolic steroids have a number of medical uses, but... 209 KB (21,517 words) - 10:40, 27 April 2024 |
Progesterone (category Steroid hormones) Progesterone (P4) is an endogenous steroid and progestogen sex hormone involved in the menstrual cycle, pregnancy, and embryogenesis of humans and other... 123 KB (11,590 words) - 02:03, 21 April 2024 |
cAMP and subsequent activation of protein kinase A. ACTH influences steroid hormone secretion by both rapid short-term mechanisms that take place within... 16 KB (1,707 words) - 01:32, 21 April 2024 |
and steroid hormones, retinoids and Vitamin D, and a variety of other receptors for various ligands, such as fatty acids and prostaglandins. Hormone receptors... 17 KB (1,999 words) - 10:03, 27 December 2023 |
Testosterone (redirect from Testosterone (hormone)) generous in an ultimatum game. Lipophilic hormones (soluble in lipids but not in water), such as steroid hormones, including testosterone, are transported... 149 KB (15,647 words) - 18:10, 15 April 2024 |
Estrogen (redirect from Steroid estrogens) nevertheless have important physiological roles in males. Like all steroid hormones, estrogens readily diffuse across the cell membrane. Once inside the... 72 KB (7,575 words) - 07:57, 13 April 2024 |
Steroidogenic enzyme (redirect from Steroid metabolism enzyme) steroidogenesis and steroid biosynthesis. They are responsible for the biosynthesis of the steroid hormones, including sex steroids (androgens, estrogens... 6 KB (504 words) - 03:45, 23 November 2023 |
Cell signaling (section Steroid hormone receptor) membrane bound receptor. On the other hand, liposoluble chemicals such as steroid hormones, can diffuse passively across the plasma membrane and interact with... 62 KB (6,780 words) - 04:09, 31 March 2024 |
Response element (redirect from Hormone responsive element) receptor binds as a dimer. Specifically, HRE responds to steroid hormones, as the activated steroid receptor is the transcription factor binding HRE. This... 5 KB (457 words) - 16:45, 25 July 2023 |
Puberty (section Hormones and steroids) levels of estradiol. The hormonal maturation of females is considerably more complicated than in males. The main steroid hormones, testosterone, estradiol... 91 KB (10,824 words) - 07:56, 24 April 2024 |
Hormone replacement therapy (HRT), also known as menopausal hormone therapy or postmenopausal hormone therapy, is a form of hormone therapy used to treat... 111 KB (12,428 words) - 06:16, 11 March 2024 |
Saliva testing (redirect from Saliva hormone testing) types of conditions. Saliva is a useful biological fluid for assaying steroid hormones such as cortisol, genetic material like RNA, proteins such as enzymes... 69 KB (8,480 words) - 23:56, 22 March 2024 |
Luteinizing hormone (LH, also known as luteinising hormone, lutropin and sometimes lutrophin) is a hormone produced by gonadotropic cells in the anterior... 32 KB (3,474 words) - 19:36, 17 April 2024 |
5α-Reductase (redirect from 3-oxo-5a-steroid 4-dehydrogenase) 5α-Reductases, also known as 3-oxo-5α-steroid 4-dehydrogenases, are enzymes involved in steroid metabolism. They participate in three metabolic pathways:... 37 KB (4,015 words) - 10:10, 11 April 2024 |
Luteinizing hormone (LH) – stimulates the release of steroid hormones in gonads—the ovary and testes.: 718 Follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) – stimulates... 3 KB (299 words) - 05:13, 12 February 2023 |
Cytochrome P450 (section Steroid hormones) proteins oxidize steroids, fatty acids, and xenobiotics, and are important for the clearance of various compounds, as well as for hormone synthesis and breakdown... 59 KB (6,442 words) - 06:12, 6 April 2024 |
Estrone (redirect from Follicular Hormone) Estrone (E1), also spelled oestrone, is a steroid, a weak estrogen, and a minor female sex hormone. It is one of three major endogenous estrogens, the... 38 KB (3,994 words) - 08:40, 10 March 2024 |
Endocrinology (category Hormones) peptide hormones, as are leptin from adipocytes, ghrelin from the stomach, and insulin from the pancreas.[citation needed] Steroid hormones are converted... 24 KB (2,706 words) - 03:49, 18 March 2024 |
Pregnenolone (category Steroid hormones) pregn-5-en-3β-ol-20-one, is an endogenous steroid and precursor/metabolic intermediate in the biosynthesis of most of the steroid hormones, including the progestogens... 21 KB (2,059 words) - 19:15, 7 December 2023 |