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androgen (ăn`drəjən): see testosterone testosterone (tĕstŏs`tərōn), principal androgen, or male sex hormone . ..... Click the link for more information. . androgenAny 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. |
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| , Serum androgenic hormones motivate sexual be
havior in adolescent boys, Fertility and Sterility, 1985, 43(1):90-94. Further, it has been
demonstrated that exposure to estrogen or estrogen-mimicking chemicals
during a critical period of development can result in genotypic XY males
developing into fully functional phenotypic females, whereas exposure of
genotypic XX females to androgenic chemicals can result in development
of phenotypic males (Cheek et al. Capaldini noted that oxandrolone (used for treating muscle
wasting) is a pure anabolic--it helps increase muscle mass, but does not
have any androgenic (masculinizing) effect at all (this is why women can
take the frill dose). |
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