Hormone and Metabolic Research, Table of Contents Horm Metab Res 2006; 38(4): 206-218DOI: 10.1055/s-2006-925328 Introductory Review © Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart · New York Emerging Roles of Steroid-binding Globulins J. D. Caldwell1 , F. Suleman1 , S. H.-H. Chou1 , R. A. Shapiro2 , Z. Herbert3 , G. F. Jirikowski4 1Dept. of Biomedical Sciences, University of Illinois College of Medicine, Rockford, IL, USA 2Oregon Health Sciences Center, Dept. of Physiology and Pharmacology, Portland, OR, USA 3Dept. of Biology, Ludwig-Maximillian University, Munich Germany 4Dept. of Anatomy, University of Jena, Jena, Germany Recommend Article Abstract Buy Article Key words Sex hormone binding globulin - non-genomic steroid effects - corticosteroid-binding globulin - androgen-binding protein - mitogen-activated protein kinase - SHBG internalization - reproductive behavior - estradiol receptors - progestin receptors Full Text References References 1 Selye H. The anesthetic effect of steroid hormones. 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