Sex Steroid Hormone

Preferred Label : Sex Steroid Hormone;

NCIt synonyms : Sex Steroid; Sex Hormone;

NCIt definition : A class of steroid hormones that specifically binds to and activates androgen, progesterone or estrogen receptors. Sex steroids activate various signaling pathways involved in the development and maintenance of secondary sexual characteristics, reproductive processes, blood salt balance, response to stress, neuronal function and a number of metabolic processes.;

Details

Origin ID

C123796;

UMLS CUI

C0036884;

Currated CISMeF NLP mapping
- Sex hormone (substance) [SNOMED CT concept]
- gonadal steroid hormones [MeSH Descriptor]
- gonadal steroid hormones [MeSH concept]
See also inter- (CISMeF)
- Sex hormone (disposition) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Sex hormone product (product) [Inactive SNOMED CT concept]
Semantic type(s)
- Hormone [UMLS semantic type]
- Pharmacologic Substance [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- Sex hormone (substance) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Sex hormone product (product) [Inactive SNOMED CT concept]
- gonadal steroid hormones [MeSH Descriptor]
- gonadal steroid hormones [MeSH concept]
concept_is_in_subset
- CTRP Biomarker Terminology [NCIt concept]
- CTRP Terminology [NCIt concept]

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