Hormon jima'i
 Hormon jima'i | |
|---|---|
| Bayanai | |
| Ƙaramin ɓangare na |
steroid hormone (en)  |
| Yana haddasa |
secondary sex characteristic (en) |
| Produced by (en) |
gonad (en) da adrenal gland (en) |
Kwayoyin jima'i, wanda aka fi sani da Steroids na jima'i (sex steroids), gonadocorticoids da gonadal steroids, sune hormones na steroid waɗanda ke hulɗa tare da Masu karɓar hormone na steroid.[1] Kwayoyin jima'i sun hada da androgens, estrogen, da progestogens. Sakamakon su yana da matsakaici ta hanyar jinkirin hanyoyin genomic ta hanyar masu karɓar nukiliya da kuma hanyoyin da ba su da sauri ta hanyar masu masu karɓar membrane-associated da siginar sigina.[2] Wasu hormones na polypeptide ciki har da hormone na luteinizing, hormone mai motsawa, da hormone mai saki gonadotropin - kowannensu yana da alaƙa da gonadotropine axis - yawanci ba a ɗauka a matsayin hormones na jima'i ba, kodayake suna taka muhimmiyar rawa ta jima'i.
Kwayoyin jima'i na halitta ana yin su ne ta hanyar gonads (ovaries ko testicles), [1] ta hanyar glandin adrenal, ko ta hanyar juyawa daga wasu steroids na jima'i a wasu nama kamar hanta ko kitse.