Biology A-Level
Steroid hormone secretion
What Steroid hormone secretion means in Biology A-Level, as defined for OCR.
Definition of Steroid hormone secretion
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The adrenal cortex secretes steroid hormones, including mineralocorticoids such as aldosterone and glucocorticoids such as cortisol.
Topics that use Steroid hormone secretion
- Hormonal communication (OCR A-Level)
Related terms
- Adrenaline and fight-or-flight
- Blood glucose and salt balance
- Blood transport of hormones
- Endocrine signalling
- Exocrine versus endocrine organisation of the pancreas
- Glucagon and α cells
- Insulin and β cells
- Insulin resistance
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