№3 (2018)

Yeszhan B.G.,Tuleukhanov S.T.

This article deals with anatomical and physiological, genetic features and the role of steroid hormones in the regulation of energy metabolism. One hundred steroid hormones are known – a group of biologically active substances produced by the human body and affecting many processes of vital activity. These substances have a high degree of lyophilicity, due to which they freely penetrate through the cell membranes into the bloodstream and are sent to search for target cells. Unlike many other cyclic compounds having a planar structure, steroids are characterized by a three dimensional spatial configuration, the features of which.
Kеywоrds: progesterone, estrogen, promoter, DNA, RNА, receptor.