from what molecule are steroid hormones synthesized?

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from what molecule are steroid hormones synthesized?

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2007-09-07 18:46:20 · 2 answers · asked by Count Chocula 5 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Biology

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Steroid hormones are derivatives of cholesterol. The cholesterol precursor comes from cholesterol synthesized within the cell from acetate.It can come from cholesterol ester stores in intracellular lipid droplets or from uptake of cholesterol-containing low density lipoproteins.

2007-09-11 16:38:34 · answer #1 · answered by Ishan26 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋

cholesterol

2007-09-07 19:38:53 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋