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Androgen — Androgen, also called androgenic hormone or testoid, 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… … Wikipedia
androgen — ANDROGÉN, Ă, androgeni, e, adj. Care se referă la caracterele sexuale masculine, care provoacă în organism modificări cu caracter masculinizant. – Din fr. androgène. Trimis de ana zecheru, 21.07.2007. Sursa: DEX 98 androgén adj. m., pl.… … Dicționar Român
androgen — n. 1. a hormone, such as testosterone or androsterone, that promotes development and maintenance of typical male sexual characteristics. They are mostly produced in the testes. [WordNet 1.5 +PJC] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
androgen — androgen. См. андроген. (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) … Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.
androgen — [an′drō jən, an′drəjən] n. a type of natural or artificial steroid that acts as a male sex hormone androgenic [an′drəjen′ik] adj … English World dictionary
Androgen — Androgene (von griechisch andro „männlich“; gen „erzeugend“) sind Sexualhormone, die eine virilisierende (von lateinisch virilis „männlich“) Wirkung besitzen. Strukturformel von Androstan (10β,13β Dimethyl gonan). Ihr Grundgerüst ist das… … Deutsch Wikipedia
androgen — androgenic /an dreuh jen ik/, adj. /an dreuh jeuhn, jen /, n. Biochem. any substance, as testosterone or androsterone, that promotes male characteristics. [1935 40; ANDRO + GEN] * * * Any of a group of hormones that mainly influence the… … Universalium
Androgen — A male sex hormone that promotes the development and maintenance of the male sex characteristics. The major androgen is testosterone. * * * Generic term for an agent, usually a hormone ( e.g., androsterone, testosterone), that stimulates activity … Medical dictionary
Androgen insensitivity syndrome — Classification and external resources AIS results when the function of the androgen receptor (AR) is impaired. The AR protein (pictured) mediates the effects of androgens in the human body. ICD 10 E … Wikipedia
Androgen receptor — Structure of the ligand binding domain of the androgen receptor (rainbow cartoon) complexed with testosterone (white sticks).[1] … Wikipedia
