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Human Anatomy & Physiology (11th Edition)

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Author:Elaine N. Marieb, Katja N. Hoehn

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"Briefly describe why steroid hormones, such as estrogen, progesterone, and testosterone, are considered to be tumor promoting agents."

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STEROID HORMONE

They are basically the organic compounds having four rings of carbon atoms out of which there is three six membered and one five membered ring. So the steroid which act as hormone are steroid hormones.
These hormones are divided into two classes that is CORTICOSTEROIDS ans SEX STEROIDS.
These are further classified into five categories which is based on the the type of the receptors they bind to. The classification is as follows;
GLUCOCORTICOIDS, MINERALOCORTICOIDS, ANDROGENS, ESTROGENS & PROGESTERONE.

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