title: Mechanism of action of the sex steroid hormones (first of three parts).
mesh_terms: D000728:Androgens / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology; D000818:Animals; D001665:Binding Sites; D002467:Cell Nucleus / Q000378:metabolism; D002843:Chromatin / Q000378:metabolism / Q000648:ultrastructure; D003593:Cytoplasm / Q000378:metabolism; D003600:Cytosol / Q000378:metabolism; D004247:DNA / Q000378:metabolism; D004967:Estrogens / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology; D005260:Female; D005796:Genes; D012739:Gonadal Steroid Hormones / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009698:Nucleoproteins / Q000378:metabolism; D011374:Progesterone / Q000378:metabolism; D011485:Protein Binding; D011956:Receptors, Cell Surface
chemical_list: D000728:Androgens; D002843:Chromatin; D004967:Estrogens; D012739:Gonadal Steroid Hormones; D009698:Nucleoproteins; D011956:Receptors, Cell Surface; D011374:Progesterone; D004247:DNA