androgen

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The generic term for any natural or synthetic compound, usually a steroid hormone, that stimulates or controls the development and maintenance of masculine characteristics in vertebrates. A male sex hormone such as testosterone or anabolic steroids
A male hormone
A hormone such as testosterone responsible for the development of male characteristics
Any of a group of hormones that mainly influence the development of the male reproductive system. The main and most active androgen is testosterone, produced by cells in the testes. Androgens produced in smaller quantities, mainly by the adrenal gland but also by the testes, support the functions of testosterone. Androgens cause the normal changes of puberty in boys' bodies and then influence sperm-cell formation, sexual interest and behaviour, and male pattern baldness. Females produce trace quantities of androgens, mostly in the adrenal glands, as well as in the ovaries
Any steroid hormone that increases male characteristics
{i} male sex hormone which promotes masculine characteristics
male sex hormone that is produced in the testes and responsible for typical male sexual characteristics
a hormone primarily a male hormone It is also produced in small amounts by the ovaries and the adrenal cortex in women Top
A steroid hormone, such as testosterone, that mediates the development of sexual characteristics of males
A substance with a male hormone activity such as Testosterone
-a hormone that encourages the development of male sexual characteristics Some of the androgens made by the adrenal glands are DHEA, androstenedione, and testosterone
A general term for a group of steroid hormones the primary one being testosterone
androgens
male sex hormones
androgens
the name given to male hormones which control the growth of underarm and pubic hair Cause male pattern baldness and acne in sensitive individuals
androgens
Hormones that stimulate sebaceous glands in addition to other effects on the body Present in both males and females, androgens are responsible for physical maturation in males and therefore occur in much higher levels in males Males tend to have more severe acne than females
androgens
steroid hormones responsible for the development and maintenance of male physical characteristics
androgens
plural of androgen
androgens
Male hormones, including fluoxymesterone, methyltestosterone, testosterone, DHEA
androgen

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    [ 'an-dr&-j&n ] (noun.) 1936. International Scientific Vocabulary.
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