A male sex hormone that promotes the development and maintenance of the male sex characteristics. The major androgen is testosterone.

A type of hormone that promotes the development and maintenance of male sex characteristics.

(an-droh-jens) [Gk. andros, man + genos, origin, descent] The principal male steroid hormones, such as testosterone, which stimulate the development and maintenance of the male reproductive system and [..]

A group of hormones produced by both men and women. They are present in much higher levels in men and govern the growth and development of the male reproductive system. In women, they are converted to [..]

male sex hormone, 1936, from andro- + -gen.

A type of hormone that promotes the development and maintenance of male sex characteristics.

a general class of male reproductive hormones, including testosterone, which is manufactured in the eesees. In nature, androgen is secreted via the adrenal cortex, but androgen can also be produced sy [..]

Androgens are the hormones that control sexual development. They can be naturally produced by the body or synthetically produced. Among their functions is their contribution to the growth of male sex [..]

A male sex hormone that promotes the development and maintenance of the male sex characteristics.

  Any hormone that stimulates the development of male secondary sexual characteristics, and contributes to the control of sexual activity in vertebrate animals. Usually synthesized by the testes.

male sex hormones, associated with secondary sex characteristics.

(n) male sex hormone that is produced in the testes and responsible for typical male sexual characteristics

A male sex hormone. Androgens may be used to treat recurrent breast cancer. Their purpose is to oppose the activity of estrogen, thereby slowing growth of the cancer.

Any of a group of male sex hormones, including testosterone, that controls male characteristics such as beard growth.

Definition: (AN-dro-jen) Adj: androgenic (an-dro-JEN-ick) A hormone produced by the adrenal glands and the testes, including testosterone, that promotes the development and maintenance of secondary se [..]

A hormone with masculinizing properties, for example, testosterone. Androgens stimulate growth of both normal prostate and most malignant prostatic cells.

Hormones such as testosterone that stimulate male characteristics.  

An androgen is a hormone that stimulates the sebaceous glands to increase sebum production.

An androgen is a hormone that stimulates the sebaceous glands to increase sebum production.

<endocrinology> General term for any male sex hormone in vertebrates. Androgens may be used in patients with breast cancer to treat recurrence of the disease. (14 May 1997)

Hormone that causes masculine characteristics and affects hair growth. Higher androgen levels can lead to increased amounts of hair.

Any steroid hormone produced by the adrenal glands or by the ovaries that promotes male characteristics, such as facial hair and deepening voice is known as...

Often referred to as male hormone. A group of hormones that causes masculine characteristics and affects hair growth. Higher androgen levels can lead to increased amounts of hair.

(steroid hormone) The generic term for any natural or synthetic compound, usually a steroid hormone, that stimulates or controls the development and maintenance of masculine characteristics in verte [..]

male sex hormone [from Greek, andros, man], produced chiefly by the testis, but also by the adrenal cortex and, in small amounts, by the ovary. In biochemical structure, there are several different bu [..]