RT Book, Section
A1 King, Michael W.
SR Print(0)
ID 1122105802
T1 Steroid and Thyroid Hormones
T2 Integrative Medical Biochemistry Examination and Board Review
YR 2014
FD 2014
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9780071786126
LK accesspharmacy.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1122105802
RD 2024/04/19
AB High-Yield  TermsAndrostanes:  any  19-carbon  steroid  hormone,  such  as  testosterone  or  androsterone,  which  controls  the  development  and  maintenance  of  male  secondary  sex  characteristicsEstranes:  any  18-carbon  steroid  hormone,  such  as  estradiol  and  estrone,  produced  chiefly  by  the  ovaries  and  responsible  for  promoting  estrus  and  the  development  and  maintenance  of  female  secondary  sex  characteristicsPregnanes:  any  21-carbon  steroid  hormone,  such  as  progesterone,  responsible  for  changes  associated  with  luteal  phase  of  the  menstrual  cycle,  differentiation  factor  for  mammary  glandsCytochrome  P450,  CYP:  any  of  a  large  number  of  enzymes  produced  from  the  cytochrome  P450  genes,  are  involved  in  the  synthesis  and  metabolism  of  various  molecules  and  chemicalsGlucocorticoids:  any  of  the  group  of  corticosteroids  predominantly  involved  in  carbohydrate  metabolismMineralocorticoids:  steroid  hormones  characterized  by  their  influence  on  salt  and  water  balanceHormone  response  elements,  HREs:  specific  nucleotide  sequences,  residing  upstream  of  steroid  target  genes,  that  are  bound  by  steroid  hormone  receptors