Steroid hormones act differently in invertebrates and humans
Enzymes used for synthesizing steroids in snails, corals, octopuses, and insects are unrelated to those used in human beings according to a team of French and American scientists, including Michael E. Baker, PhD, professor in UC San Diego’s Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology-Hypertension.
This research was spearheaded by a team at the Université de Lyon, [...]