Steroid hormones are lipid-soluble, passing through cell membranes to bind with intracellular receptors, forming a complex that acts as a transcription factor to regulate gene expression; oestrogen is an example.
Steroid hormones are lipid-soluble, passing through cell membranes to bind with intracellular receptors, forming a complex that acts as a transcription factor to regulate gene expression; oestrogen is an example.
| Front | Describe how steroid hormones work. + example hormone |
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| Back | Steroid hormones:
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