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What are the Functions of Lipid Steroids?

Published Aug,14 2017 | By Shannon Weiman

Steroids are a class of lipid hormones synthesized from cholesterol. They regulate metabolism, immune response, reproduction and other essential biological processes, the 1999 textbook “Biochemistry” notes.

Shannon Weiman started writing in 2009. She is the science-in-the-community correspondent for the website MySDScience and she freelances for Red Funnel Consulting Group and the San Diego Zoo's Institute for Conservation Disease Labs. Weiman received her Bachelor of Arts in molecular and cell biology from Cornell University and a Ph.D. in biomedical sciences from University of California at San Diego.