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    Steroid hormones are cholesterol derivatives that are produced by the adrenal glands, testes, and ovaries. They serve as messengers that are transported through the bloodstream to target organs where they regulate important physiological functions. There are two main types of steroid hormones: sex hormones like estrogens, androgens, and progestins that control reproduction and secondary sex characteristics; and adrenocorticoid hormones including mineralocorticoids and glucocorticoids that regulate processes like ion balance, glucose metabolism, and inflammation.

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    Steroid hormones are cholesterol derivatives that are produced by the adrenal glands, testes, and ovaries. They serve as messengers that are transported through the bloodstream to target organs where they regulate important physiological functions. There are two main types of steroid hormones: sex hormones like estrogens, androgens, and progestins that control reproduction and secondary sex characteristics; and adrenocorticoid hormones including mineralocorticoids and glucocorticoids that regulate processes like ion balance, glucose metabolism, and inflammation.

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    Steroid hormones are cholesterol derivatives that are produced by the adrenal glands, testes, and ovaries. They serve as messengers that are transported through the bloodstream to target organs where they regulate important physiological functions. There are two main types of steroid hormones: sex hormones like estrogens, androgens, and progestins that control reproduction and secondary sex characteristics; and adrenocorticoid hormones including mineralocorticoids and glucocorticoids that regulate processes like ion balance, glucose metabolism, and inflammation.

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    Messenger Lipids

    Steroid
    Hormones
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    Hormone
    ▪ a biochemical substance, produced by a ductless gland,

    that has a messenger function


    ▪ secreted by 3 glands: adrenal gland, testes, and ovaries

    during pregnancy by the placenta


    ▪ serve as a means of communication between various

    tissues
    ▪ transported through the bloodstream to the cells of various

    target organs where they carry out the regulation of a wide


    range of physiological functions
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    Steroid Hormone
    -a hormone that is a cholesterol derivative

    1. SEX HORMONES
    ▪ control reproduction and secondary sex characteristics

    2. ADRENOCORTICOID HORMONES
    ▪ regulate numerous biochemical processes in the body
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    Sex Hormones

    ESTROGENS (female sex hormones)


    ▪ synthesized in the ovaries and adrenal cortex
    ▪ development of female secondary sex characteristics
    ▪ stimulate development of the mammary glands and induce

    heat in animals
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    Sex Hormones

    ANDROGENS (male sex hormones)


    ▪ synthesized in the testes and adrenal cortex
    ▪ development of male secondary sex characteristics

    ▪ promote muscle growth


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    Sex Hormones

    PROGESTINS (pregnancy hormones)


    ▪ synthesized in the ovaries and placenta
    ▪ prepare uterine lining for ovum implantation

    ▪ suppress ovulation
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    Adenocorticoid Hormones

    ▪ produced by the adrenal glands

    1. MINERALOCORTICOIDS
    ▪ control the balance of Na+ and K+ ions in cells and body fluids
    ▪ MAJOR MINERALOCORTICOID: ALDOSTERONE

    2. GLUCOCORTICOIDS
    ▪ control glucose metabolism and counteract inflammation
    ▪ MAJOR GLUCOCORTICOID: CORTISOL (hydrocortisone)
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