androgen

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androgen

/ˈændrəd͡ʒən/

noun androgens

Any natural or synthetic compound, usually a steroid hormone, that stimulates or controls the development and maintenance of masculine characteristics in vertebrates. A male sex hormone such as testosterone or anabolic steroids. It is known as Hatschek's pit and has been found to react positively to antibodies against substance P, met-enkephalin, cholecystokinin (CCK), mammalian luteinizing hormone (LH), and the enzyme aromatase (P450ₐᵣₒ), which converts certain androgens into estrogens (see Chapter 3).

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noun androgen

Español	andrógeno
日本語	男性ホルモン dansei horumon, アンドロゲン andorogen
中文	雄激素 xióngjīsù, 雄性激素 xióngxìng jīsù, 男性激素 nánxìng jīsù, 男性荷爾蒙 /男性荷尔蒙 nánxìng hè'ěrméng
Português	andrógeno
Français	androgène
Deutsch	Androgen
Italiano	androgeno
Ελληνικά	ανδρογόνο androgóno
Русский	андроге́н androgén

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@misc{androgen_2026,
  title = {androgen},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/androgen},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}