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Androgens

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Androgens
Male sex hormones produced by the adrenal glands and testes, the male sex glands.
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androgens (anˑ·dr·jenz),
n.pl hormones produced in the adrenal cortex that maintain secondary male characteristics.
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Androgens are important in the development of masculine characteristics such as aggression and strength, and high levels of one such hormone, called testosterone, increase the length of the fourth finger in comparison to the second finger.
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With extra androgens in your system, your oil producing glands go into high gear and so does your acne.
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In the case of men, for instance, the androgens with which the men are endowed tend to be converted into testosterone (which is the active form of the androgens), through a process which is mainly accomplished with the aid of the enzymes.
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