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Is hormones such as estrogen and testosterone and cholesterol a lipid?
The male sex hormone testosterone and the female sex hormone estrogen are steroids.
What is a starting substance for making the hormones estrogen and testosterone?
Cholesterol
What is a starting substance for making hormones estrogen and testosterone?
Cholesterol
What is a hormone derived from the steroid cholesterol?
There are quite a few. Estrogen and testosterone are two of them.
What does testosterone and estrogen have in common?
They are both steroid hormones.
What shares a common hypothalmic releasing factor?
Estrogen and testosterone share a common hypothalamic releasing factor. Estrogen is made in a woman's ovaries, and testosterone in a man's testicles.
What are the hormone produce by the cell?
The most common hormones are Testosterone and Estrogen.
Testosterone and estrogen can be both classified by as what type of molecule?
Estrogen and testosterone are classified as steroids. Estrogen and testosterone are present in both men and women, but at different levels.
What is the female equivalent of testosterone?
The female equivalent of testosterone is estrogen.
What does the body use cholesterol for?
The body uses cholesterol for the transport of fats around the body, as little packages.Cholesterol is used to form the steroid class of hormones (which includes cortisol, estrogen and testosterone) and components of cell membranes.
How is estrogen formed?
estrogen is formed by the granulosa cells of the follicle. Theca interna cells contain leutinizing hormone receptors that convert LH into testosterone. Granulosa cells contain testosterone receptors that convert testosterone to estrogen. These are the basic steps for the production of estrogen.
Does testosterone have twice as many carbon atoms as estrogen?
No, testosterone and estrogen have the same number of carbon atoms (19).
