Term Name: positive regulation of steroid metabolic process
Synonyms: activation of steroid metabolic process, positive regulation of steroid metabolism, stimulation of steroid metabolic process, up regulation of steroid metabolic process, up-regulation of steroid metabolic process, upregulation of steroid metabolic process
Definition: Any process that activates or increases the frequency, rate or extent of the chemical reactions and pathways involving steroids.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0045940]    QuickGO    AmiGO

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is a type of: biological regulation positive regulation of lipid metabolic process regulation of steroid metabolic process
has subtype: positive regulation of aldosterone metabolic process positive regulation of bile acid metabolic process positive regulation of cholesterol metabolic process positive regulation of ecdysteroid metabolic process positive regulation of glucocorticoid metabolic process positive regulation of steroid biosynthetic process
positively regulates: steroid metabolic process