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In [[medicine]], '''finasteride''' (Proscar®) is "an orally active [[testosterone 5-alpha-reductase]] inhibitor. It is used as a surgical alternative for tr

...testicles. The testicles, in addition to manufacturing sperm, also produce testosterone, a male sex hormone that controls the prostate's growth and function.

...rt them into estrogenic steroids (estrogen). It oonverts androstenedione, testosterone and 16<math>\alpha</math>-hydroxytestosterone into estrogen, 17<math>\beta<

...at are sensitive to gonadal steroids ([[estrogen]], [[progesterone]] and [[testosterone]]) and others that are sensitive to [[glucocorticoids]] – (the steroid ho ...behaviors in adult life. Thus, if a female rat is injected just once with testosterone in the first few days of postnatal life (during the "critical period" ), th

...eydig cell]]s of the [[testis]] and is responsible for the production of [[testosterone]], an [[androgen]] that exerts both endocrine activity and intratesticular

...metabolism and inflammation, and estrogens have been linked to cancer. [[Testosterone]] and estrogen influence sexual traits (maleness/femaleness). All steroid ...tenedione]]. Reduction of the C-17 keto group of androstenedione yields [[testosterone]], one of the most abused [[anabolic steroid|anabolic steroids]].

...ord et al 2006, Chandler et al 1993</ref> The possible correlation between testosterone and aggression could explain the 'roids rage' that results from [[anabolic While serotonin and testosterone have been the two most researched chemical messengers with regards to aggre

...est-known animal hormones are those, like [[insulin]], [[estrogen]], and [[testosterone]], that are made by [[endocrine gland]]s of [[vertebrate]] animals, but the ...lesterol]] and the [[eicosanoid]]s. Examples of [[steroid hormones]] are [[testosterone]] and [[cortisol]]. [[Sterol hormone]]s such as [[calcitriol]] are a [[homo

...ogens:''' [[Oestrogen]]s are synthesized by aromatization of circulating [[testosterone]]s, catalysed by the enzyme [[aromatase]]. This occurs at many sites throug ...ref> Furthermore, as for oestrogen, adipose tissue is an important site of testosterone production, due to local expression of 17 beta hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase

...in receptor messenger ribonucleic acid in the ventromedial hypothalamus by testosterone and its metabolites. ''Endocrinology'', 1995. 136:5135-8</ref>

...ch as [[finasteride]] (Proscar®) can lower the amount of the male hormone (testosterone) in the body. The result is that the prostate shrinks and urinary problems [[Alpha adrenergic blocker]]s have been combined with [[testosterone 5-alpha-reductase]] inhibitors in randomized controlled trials.<ref name=

Antiandrogen drugs decrease testosterone levels, a hormone essential to human sexuality, and are highly effective co

...one and estradiol, are produced from androgens such as androstenedione and testosterone.}}

...cluding follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH), leuteinizing hormone (LH), and testosterone, or a karyotype in selected cases." ((Ashim Kumar, MD, Shahin Ghadir, MD, N

...s found a statistically significant increase in plasma androstenedione and testosterone in obese, anovulatory women.") (BMI) with circulating androgens (testosterone, androstenedione and dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate

...sterol biosynthesis pathway, it may decrease levels of the [[steroid]]s [[testosterone]] and [[cortisone]] causing [[gynecomastia]] and [[oligospermia]] in males

...sterol biosynthesis pathway, it may decrease levels of the [[steroid]]s [[testosterone]] and [[cortisone]] causing [[gynecomastia]] and [[oligospermia]] in males

*Takahashi, T., Sakaguchi, K., Oki, M., Homma, S., & Hasegawa, T. (2006). Testosterone levels and discounting delayed monetary gains and losses in male humans. Ne

...actions on the body, others have mainly catabolic actions. For example, [[testosterone]] is an anabolic hormone, and synthetic steroids that produce the anabolic