<unk> s, also known as<unk>  steroids, gonadocorticoids and gonadal steroids, are steroid hormones that interact with vertebrate steroid hormone receptors. The<unk> s include the androgens, estrogens, and progestogens. Their effects are mediated by slow genomic mechanisms through nuclear receptors as well as by fast nongenomic mechanisms through membrane-associated receptors and signaling cascades. The polypeptide hormones luteinizing hormone, follicle-stimulating hormone and gonadotropin-releasing hormone are usually not regarded as<unk> s, although they play major<unk> -related roles.
Sex hormone
Hormone
Local hormone
Gastrointestinal hormone
Xenohormone
Estrogen 
Estrogen
Androgen