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Steroid hormones bind to cytosolic receptors that act in the nucleus as opposed to the cell surface.The steroid hormone enters the target cell, binds to a specific receptor protein, and thereby regulates gene expression<ref name="Hardin, Bertoni, Kleinsmith. (2012) 'Beckers world of the cell' 8th Edition. San Francisco: Pearson Education.">2</ref>. | |||
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Steroid hormones are made from cholesterol. Some examples include: cortisol, steroid sex hormones, vitamin D, progesterone, and the molting hormone ecdysone (in insects) [1].
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- ↑ Alberts, Johnson, Lewis, Raff, Roberts and Walter. (2008) 'Molecular Biology of the Cell' 5th Edition. New York: Garlands Science
Steroid hormones bind to cytosolic receptors that act in the nucleus as opposed to the cell surface.The steroid hormone enters the target cell, binds to a specific receptor protein, and thereby regulates gene expression[1].
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