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androgen::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | androgenic hormone |
| Type of | steroid, steroid hormone, sex hormone |
| Has types | methyltestosterone, nandrolone, androsterone, testosterone, durabolin, kabolin |
Examples of androgen
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Animals with lower levels of androgen receptors displayed less winning behavior.
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Those with more oestrogen than androgen appear more likely to exhibit aggression.
From the newscientist.com
So, androgen depletion therapy has been used for many years to treat the disease.
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Androgen receptors have co-factors that can activate or repress their activity.
From the sciencedaily.com
Activation of thymic regeneration in mice and humans following androgen blockade.
From the nature.com
Eleven were found to deter androgen receptor activity by more than 40 percent.
From the upi.com
Abiraterone acetate is capable of blocking androgen production in all three sites.
From the sciencedaily.com
Men who received androgen-deprivation therapy were excluded from the analysis.
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Pregnant females in subordinate ranks showed hardly any change in androgen levels.
From the newscientist.com
- Male sex hormone that is produced in the testes and responsible for typical male sexual characteristics
- (androgenic) of or related to the male hormone androgen
- (androgeny) androgenesis: male parthenogenesis in which the embryo contains only paternal chromosomes due to the failure of the egg nucleus to participate in fertilization
- Androgen, also called androgenic hormones or testoids, is the generic term for any natural or synthetic compound, usually a steroid hormone, that stimulates or controls the development and maintenance of male characteristics in vertebrates by binding to androgen receptors. ...
- Androgyny is the combination of masculine and feminine characteristics. Gender ambiguity may be found in fashion, gender identity, sexual identity, or sexual lifestyle. It can also refer to one's singing or speaking voice.
- (androgenic) producing or accentuating male sexual characteristics (body hair, deepened voice, male pattern baldness). ...
- (Androgens) Male sex hormones such as testosterone and DHEAS.
- (Androgens) A group of hormones that cause male sexual characteristics to develop. The testes and adrenal glands in males make these hormones. In females, small amounts are made in the ovaries and in the adrenal glands.
- (Androgens) Hormones found in both men and women. The main androgen is called testosterone. It helps maintain muscle, bone mass, and a healthy sex drive in both men and women, and helps regulate a woman's menstrual cycle. ...
