androgen
pronunciation
How to pronounce androgen in British English:
UK [ˈændrədʒən]
How to pronounce androgen in American English:
US [ˈændrədʒən]
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- Noun:
- male sex hormone that is produced in the testes and responsible for typical male sexual characteristics
Word Origin
- androgen (n.)
- male sex hormone, 1936, from andro- + -gen.
Example
- 1. I have a very rare condition called androgen insensitivity syndrome ( ais ) .
- 2. The dna sequences called short tandem repeats ( strs ) near the androgen receptor gene may be involved .
- 3. These males still had androgen receptors in their muscles and elsewhere , so they had masculine bodies , and they experienced the testosterone surge and responded to normally circulating testosterone .
- 4. Conclusion surgical castration integrating turp and androgen antagonist medication was more suitable for prostate cancer patients complicated with lower urinary tract obstruction .
- 5. The researchers looked at sperm production in two groups of mice . One group was missing the gene for androgen receptors ( which the hormones can bind to ) on certain testicular cells called peritubular myoid cells , while the other group had the gene .