title: Steroid hormones. Membrane transporters of steroid hormones.
abstract: The discovery of a plasma membrane ABC protein that exports steroids in yeast highlights the possibility that similar membrane sorting systems in mammalian cells may modulate the access of steroids to their receptors.
authors.affiliation: Department of Human Biological, Chemistry and Genetics, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston 77555-0645, USA.
authors.forename: E B
authors.initials: EB
authors.lastname: Thompson
mesh_terms: D018528:ATP-Binding Cassette Transporters / Q000378:metabolism; D000818:Animals; D001692:Biological Transport; D002462:Cell Membrane / Q000378:metabolism*; D006728:Hormones / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D011987:Receptors, Steroid / Q000378:metabolism; D013256:Steroids / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D018528:ATP-Binding Cassette Transporters; D006728:Hormones; D011987:Receptors, Steroid; D013256:Steroids