have diverse effects on modifying responses to hormones, blood clotting, inflammation, immunity, stomach acid secretion, airway diameter, lipid breakdown, and smooth muscle contraction carotenes needed for synthesis of vitamin a, which is used to make visual pigments in the eyes. also function as antioxidants. read more
Types of Hormones. Although there are many different hormones in the human body, they can be divided into three classes based on their chemical structure: lipid-derived, amino acid-derived, and peptide hormones (which includes peptides and proteins). read more