Trivial and Systematic Names of Steroids - ScienceDirectELSEVIERConjugates of Steroid Hormones
Corticosteroids also known as “steroids” are a class of drugs that are synthetic analogs ofsteroidhormones which are naturally produced by the outer portion of the adrenal glands (two small glands located on top of the kidney) known as the cortex. Corticosteroids are anti-inflammatory medicines ...
Estrogens are a group of hormones that are synthesized mainly by the ovaries and a small amount is synthesized by the testes in males and theadrenal cortexin both sexes. Androgens aresteroidhormones that stimulate the development of male sex organs and sexual characteristics. Androgens are mainly ...
However, its effects on sex hormones and steroid receptors during ovulation are not clearly defined. This study aimed to verify whether exposure to long-term melatonin is able to cause reproductive hormonal disturbances as well as their role on sex steroid receptors in the rat ovary, oviduct and...