steroid

A class of fat-soluble organic compounds with a characteristic four-ring carbon structure, many of which have significant physiological effects, including hormones that influence the development and growth of sex organs.

• 🇩🇪Klasse fettlöslicher organischer Verbindungen mit einer charakteristischen vierringigen Kohlenstoffstruktur, von denen viele ausgeprägte physiologische Wirkungen haben, einschließlich Hormone, die die Entwicklung und das Wachstum der Geschlechtsorgane beeinflussen.

1. Organic compound C1 formal medical

   Any of several fat-soluble organic compounds having a basis of 17 carbon atoms in four rings; many have important physiological effects.

   • Cholesterol is a type of steroid found in the body.
   • Cortisol is a steroid hormone that helps regulate stress.
   • Steroids play a key role in cell membrane structure.

   🇩🇪Organische Verbindung

2. Sex hormone C1 formal medical

   Any hormone affecting the development and growth of sex organs.

   • Testosterone is a steroid that influences male sexual development.
   • Estrogen is a steroid hormone crucial for female reproductive health.
   • Anabolic steroids are sometimes misused to enhance muscle growth.

   🇩🇪Sexualhormon

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