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Hormonal Precursors

Meaning

Hormonal precursors are specific chemical compounds, typically steroids or amino acid derivatives, that function as the biochemical starting materials for the body’s endogenous synthesis of fully active hormones. These molecules represent essential intermediate steps within the intricate endocrine cascades, undergoing a series of sequential enzymatic transformations to yield the final, biologically potent signaling molecules. Maintaining adequate substrate availability of these precursors is fundamentally important for ensuring a robust and well-regulated endocrine system.