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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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| These UGT isoforms are induced by
aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR), constitutive androstane receptor (CAR),
and pregnane-X receptor (PXR) agonists. The environmental pollutant 1,1-dichloro-2,2-bis
(p-chlorophenyl)ethylene induces rat hepatic cytochrome P450 2B and 3A
expression through the constitutive androstane receptor and pregnane X
receptor. Pregnane X receptor (PXR), constitutive androstane receptor
(CAR), and benzoate X receptor (BXR) define three pharmacologically
distinct classes of nuclear receptors. |
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