androgen /an·dro·gen/ (an´dro-jen) any substance, e.g., testosterone, that promotes masculinization.
Androgen
androgen
androgen [an´dro-jen]
androgen (an´drōjen),
adrenal androgens the 19-carbon steroids synthesized by the adrenal cortex that function as weak steroids or steroid precursors; e.g., dehydroepiandrosterone.
an·dro·gen ( n dr -jn)n. A steroid, such as testosterone or androsterone, that controls the development and maintenance of masculine characteristics. Also called androgenic hormone. an  dro·genic (-j n k) adj. |
Androgen
A natural or artificial steroid that acts as a male sex hormone. Androgens are responsible for the development of male sex organs and secondary sexual characteristics. Testosterone and androsterone are androgens.
androgen
[an′drəjin]
Etymology: Gk, andros + genein, to produce
any steroid hormone that increases male characteristics. Natural hormones, such as testosterone and its esters and analogs, are primarily used as substitution therapy. androgenic, adj.
androgen [an´dro-jen]
any steroid hormone that promotes male secondary sex characters. The two main androgens are androsterone and testosterone. Called also androgenic hormone. adj., adj androgen´ic.
The androgenic hormones are internal endocrine secretions circulating in the bloodstream and manufactured mainly by the testes under stimulation from the pituitary gland. To a lesser extent, androgens are produced by the adrenal glands in both sexes, as well as by the ovaries in women. Thus women normally have a small percentage of male hormones, in the same way that men's bodies contain some female sex hormones, the estrogens. Male secondary sex characters include growth of the beard and deepening of the voice at puberty. Androgens also stimulate the growth of muscle and bones throughout the body and thus account in part for the greater strength and size of men as compared to women.
The androgenic hormones are internal endocrine secretions circulating in the bloodstream and manufactured mainly by the testes under stimulation from the pituitary gland. To a lesser extent, androgens are produced by the adrenal glands in both sexes, as well as by the ovaries in women. Thus women normally have a small percentage of male hormones, in the same way that men's bodies contain some female sex hormones, the estrogens. Male secondary sex characters include growth of the beard and deepening of the voice at puberty. Androgens also stimulate the growth of muscle and bones throughout the body and thus account in part for the greater strength and size of men as compared to women.
androgen insensitivity syndrome complete androgen resistance.
androgen (an´drōjen),
n a substance that possesses masculinizing qualities, such as testosterone.
androgen
any steroid hormone which promotes male characteristics. The two main androgens are androstenedione and testosterone.
androgen binding protein
generated by Sertoli cells; binds androgens within the adluminal compartment of the testis.
androgen insensitivity
see testicular feminization.
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