TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Steroid and Thyroid Hormones A1 - King, Michael W. Y1 - 2014 N1 - T2 - Integrative Medical Biochemistry Examination and Board Review 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 SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/29 UR - accesspharmacy.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1122105802 ER -