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Hormones are grouped into three classes based on their structure:

  1. steroids
  2. peptides
  3. amines

 

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The action of nonsteroid hormones. Images from Purves et al., Life: The Science of Biology, 4th Edition, by Sinauer Associates (www.sinauer.com) and WH Freeman (www.whfreeman.com), used with permission.

Steroid Hormones