Estrone and estradiol {estrogen}| are from adrenal cortex, are steroids, and stimulate growth and female sex characteristics. Estrogens enter cells directly and bind to cytoplasm receptors, which send molecules to cell nucleus to bind to DNA sites and express or repress genes.
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