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ANDROGEN
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Male sex hormone that is produced in the testes and responsible for typical male sexual characteristics
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("androgen" is a kind of...):
sex hormone; steroid; steroid hormone (any hormone affecting the development and growth of sex organs)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "androgen"):
androsterone (an androgenic hormone that is less active than testosterone)
methyltestosterone (an androgenic compound contained in drugs that are used to treat testosterone deficiency and female breast cancer and to stimulate growth and weight gain)
Durabolin; Kabolin; nandrolone (an androgen (trade names Durabolin or Kabolin) that is used to treat testosterone deficiency or breast cancer or osteoporosis)
testosterone (a potent androgenic hormone produced chiefly by the testes; responsible for the development of male secondary sex characteristics)
Context examples:
The receptors for estrogen (ER), progestin (PR), androgen (AR) and others are steroid hormone receptors, which are part of a large family of ligand-inducible transcription factors.
(Pelp1 Estrogen Receptor Pathway, NCI Thesaurus/BIOCARTA)
DIM also antagonizes androgen receptor activity, which may result in diminished cell proliferation and apoptosis in susceptible tumor cell populations.
(Oral Microencapsulated Diindolylmethane, NCI Thesaurus)
A synthetic hormone used for androgen replacement therapy and as an hormonal antineoplastic agent (ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS, HORMONAL).
(Methyltestosterone, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)
This protein plays a role in the modulation of androgen receptor-dependent gene transcription.
(Nuclear Receptor Coactivator 4, NCI Thesaurus)
Synthetic derivatives of the male hormone, androgen, that promote tissue growth by increasing the metabolic processes involved with protein synthesis and are used to promote weight gain in wasting diseases.
(Anabolic steroid, NCI Thesaurus)
An orally available, vitamin E derivative and androgen receptor (AR) antagonist with potential anti-oxidant, chemopreventative and antineoplastic activity.
(Androgen Antagonist APC-100, NCI Thesaurus)
Abiraterone acetate lowers the amount of androgens (male hormones), such as testosterone, made by the body.
(Abiraterone acetate, NCI Dictionary)
The team uncovered the molecular signaling system that enables theca cells to make androgen.
(Study solves ovarian cell mystery, shedding new light on reproductive disorders, NIH)
These androgens are produced in higher quantities in male than in female foetuses on average, so might also explain why autism occurs more often in boys.
(High levels of oestrogen in the womb linked to autism, University of Cambridge)
This protein plays a role in the metabolism of steroid hormones and the inactivation of androgens.
(Aldo-Keto Reductase Family 1 Member C2, NCI Thesaurus)
