An important process that can activate a steroid hormone or even change a steroid hormone into a different type of hormone (e.g.,changing an androgen molecule into an estrogen molecule)is called:
A)Renal excretion.
B)Peripheral conversion.
C)Steroid hormone-receptor binding.
D)Hepatic conjugation.
E)Dimerization.

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Peripheral conversion is the process by which a steroid hormone is activated or transformed into a different type of hormone. This process often involves enzymatic reactions that occur in peripheral tissues such as adipose tissue, the liver, or the gonads. For example, androgen hormones can be converted into estrogen hormones through peripheral conversion in adipose tissue or the gonads.

An Important Process That Can Activate a Steroid Hormone or Even