The male sex hormone testosterone and the female sex hormone estrogen are steroids.
Estrogen is a Cholesterol lipid. Other Cholesterol lipids include testosterone, vitamin D2, and cortisol. Cholesterol lipids have a complex ring structure.
They are steroid hormones. They are not protein.
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Yes, Testosterone is a lipid just as many other hormones. More specifically it is a steroid, which are lipid molecules composed of four carbon rings.
steroids.
Estrogen is a hormone steroid that is basically a lipid.
Cholesterol ( a lipid) is the basis of all hormones, so yes.
No. Cholesterol is a lipid and is a precursor to vitamin D and steroid hormones.
No... It is a lipid because it is a hormone and hormones are lipids, but it is not a phospholipid.
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Steroids are a class of lipid molecules that have 4 carbon rings.
I don't know about "feared and revered", but if presented with a list of lipids, the one most likely to be recognized by the average person would probably be cholesterol (although testosterone and estrogen might be pretty close).