- Produced by gonads and adrenal gland in the smooth endoplasmic reticulum
- Molecular structure similar to cholesterol
- They are thus nonpolar and can enter the cell
- Bind to intracellular or intranuclear receptors and form a hormone-receptor complex
- Translocation: actin
- Once inside the nucleus, they bind to DNA and cause gene regulation
Types of Steroid Hormones
- Glucocorticoids
- Cortisol/cortisone
- Prednisone
- Mineralocorticoids
- Androgens
- Estrogens and Progestens