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The Endocrine System
Hormone Structure and Function
Description
Hormones can be grouped by their structure and how they act in the body. The main groups are steroids, eicosanoids, amino acid-based derivatives, and peptide hormones. These categories help explain why some hormones travel easily through cell membranes while others act in more local ways.
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Hormones can be classified into steroids, eicosanoids, amino acid-based derivatives, and peptide hormones based on their structures.
Steroids and eicosanoids are lipid-soluble hormones.
Steroids are derived from cholesterol and contain four connected carbon rings with different side chains attached. Estradiol, released from ovaries...
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