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steroids  

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  • Steroids, or steroid hormones, are fat-soluble molecules whose chemical structures are derived from cholesterol. Found in both plants and animals, these small molecules regulate many developmental and physiological processes within the organism. [Source: Encyclopedia of Obesity; Steroids]

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