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Preferred term

Androgens  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

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Entry terms

  • Agents, Androgenic
  • Agonist, Androgen Receptor
  • Agonists, Androgen Receptor
  • Androgen
  • Androgenic Agents
  • Androgenic Compounds
  • Androgen Receptor Agonist
  • Androgen Receptor Agonists
  • Compounds, Androgenic
  • Receptor Agonist, Androgen
  • Receptor Agonists, Androgen

Note

  • deficiency: consider also HYPOGONADISM & other gonadal disorders; note entry term ANDROGEN EFFECT: use only for the androgen effect of a chemical substance

Scope note

  • Compounds that interact with ANDROGEN RECEPTORS in target tissues to bring about the effects similar to those of TESTOSTERONE. Depending on the target tissues, androgenic effects can be on SEX DIFFERENTIATION; male reproductive organs, SPERMATOGENESIS; secondary male SEX CHARACTERISTICS; LIBIDO; development of muscle mass, strength, and power.

History note

  • 1963

In other languages

  • androgeenit

    Finnish

  • androgeeni
  • koirashormoni
  • koirashormonit
  • mieshormoni
  • mieshormonit
  • Androgener

    Swedish

URI

http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D000728

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