Assertion: steroid's function | /r/HasProperty | important
Facets:
value: particularly
type: DEGREE
Source sentences:
text: Another principal function of the NADPH produced by ER-localized hexose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase is to provide the reducing energy to ER-localized reductases, specifically those involved in steroid hormone metabolism, with 11β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase 1 (11β-HSD1; encoded by the HSD11B1 gene) being particularly important.
text: Steroid hormones have a few important functions in the body including water balance, sexual development and stress response.