Back هرمون تناسلي Arabic Cinsi hormonlar Azerbaijani Spolni hormon BS Hormona sexual Catalan Pohlavní hormon Czech Kønshormon Danish Sexualhormone German Esteroide sexual Spanish هورمون جنسی Persian Sukupuolihormoni Finnish
| Sex hormone | |
|---|---|
| Drug class | |
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| Class identifiers | |
| Synonyms | Sex steroid; Gonadal steroid |
| Use | Various |
| Biological target | Sex hormone receptors |
| Chemical class | Steroidal; Nonsteroidal |
| Legal status | |
| In Wikidata | |
Sex hormones, also known as sex steroids, gonadocorticoids and gonadal steroids, are steroid hormones that interact with vertebrate steroid hormone receptors.[1] The sex hormones include the androgens, estrogens, and progestogens. Their effects are mediated by slow genomic mechanisms through nuclear receptors as well as by fast nongenomic mechanisms through membrane-associated receptors and signaling cascades.[2] The polypeptide hormones luteinizing hormone, follicle-stimulating hormone and gonadotropin-releasing hormone – each associated with the gonadotropin axis – are usually not regarded as sex hormones, although they play major sex-related roles.
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