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GO: The chemical reactions and pathways involving steroids, compounds with a 1,2,cyclopentanoperhydrophenanthrene nucleus. [ISBN:0198547684],CSP: the buildup and breakdown of steroids for utilization by the organism; includes metabolism of cholesterol, numerous hormones, precursors of certain vitamins, bile acids, alcohols.,NCI: Steroid Metabolism consists of diverse biochemical reactions that convert steroid compounds, lipids containing a hydrogenated cyclopentanoperhydrophenanthrene ring system, to metabolic derivatives for assorted uses, such as steroid hormone production and biosynthesis of cell membrane constituents.
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