Hormones: Steroid & Peptide, Specialized Topics
Last Updated: November 12, 2024 Structure and Function of Hormones The integration of body functions in humans and other higher organisms is carried out by the nervous system, the immune system, and the endocrine system. The endocrine system is composed of a number of...
Hormones: Steroid & Peptide, Specialized Topics
Last Updated: May 24, 2023 Common Vertebrate Hormones
Hormones: Steroid & Peptide, Specialized Topics
Last Updated: October 24, 2024 Introduction to the Steroid Hormones The steroid hormones are all derived from cholesterol. Moreover, with the exception of vitamin D, they all contain the same cyclopentanophenanthrene ring and atomic numbering system as...