| androgen unit | The androgenic activity of 100 ug (0.1 mg) of crystalline androsterone as assayed by the comb growth response in capons. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| androgen-binding proteins | Carrier proteins produced in the sertoli cells of the testis, secreted into the seminiferous tubules, and transported via the efferent ducts to the epididymis. Participate in the transport of androgens; include also synthetic androgens binding proteins. (12 Dec 1998) |
| androgen-dependent secretory protease | <enzyme> Glycoprotein from dog prostate; hydrolyzes arginine and lysine-containing amide and ester protease substrates Registry number: EC 3.4.99.- Synonym: ads-protease (26 Jun 1999) |
| androgenesis | Egg development in the presence of paternal chromosomes only. Origin: andro-+ G. Genesis, production (05 Mar 2000) |
| androgenetic merogony | <biology> The development of an egg fragment that has been fertilized by sperm but has no nuclei from the egg. (09 Oct 1997) |
| androgenic | <embryology, pharmacology> Producing masculine characteristics. Origin: Gr. Gennan = to produce (18 Nov 1997) |
| androgenic alopecia | Hair loss in women that may be associated with aging, hormones (androgens) or genetic predisposition. The pattern of baldness in women is different from that of men. In women there is thinning of the hair all over the scalp, but the frontal hairline is maintained. The hair loss is usually permanent. Treatment has been successful with topical minoxidil in some cases. (27 Sep 1997) |
| androgenic hormone | <endocrinology> A male (masculinising) hormone. These medications (testosterone, methyltestosterone, fluoxymesterone, danazol) are used to treat androgen deficiency, delayed puberty in males and some forms of breast cancer. (27 Sep 1997) |
| androgenic zone | A transient adrenocortical zone present in some rodents at birth, most notably in mice, situated between the zona reticularis and the adrenal medulla; it degenerates in males with the secretion at puberty and in females during their first pregnancy; it slowly enlarges in unmated females after puberty and does not degenerate until middle age; the X zone appears to secrete no hormone. Synonym: androgenic zone. Misnomer for the foetal adrenal cortex of primates. Synonym: foetal reticularis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| androgenital syndrome | <syndrome> A genetic disorder present at birth characterised by a deficiency of the hormones aldosterone and cortisol and an overproduction of male sex hormones (androgens). In males this may manifest as enlarged penis, small testes and early development of masculine characteristics. In females features include ambiguous genitalia, failure to menstruate, deep voice and excessive hair. (27 Sep 1997) |
| androgenous | Giving birth to males. (05 Mar 2000) |
| androgens | A class of sex hormones associated with the development and maintenance of the secondary male sex characteristics, sperm induction, and sexual differentiation. In addition to increasing virility and libido, they also increase nitrogen and water retention and stimulate skeletal growth. (12 Dec 1998) |
| androgens, synthetic | Compounds obtained by chemical synthesis which possess masculinizing activities, but differ in structure from naturally occurring androgens. (12 Dec 1998) |
| androgynae | 1. An hermaphrodite. 2. <botany> An androgynous plant. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| androgynal | Bearing staminate and pistillate flowers on the same parent stem. (09 Oct 1997) |
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Synonyms : Change of Life, Male
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Synonyms : 5 Androstane 3, 17 diol, 5 alpha-Androstane-3 alpha, 17 beta-diol, 5 alpha-Androstane-3 beta, 17 alpha-diol, 5 alpha-Androstane-3 beta, 17 beta-diol, 5 alpha-Androstane-3alpha, 17 beta-diol, 5 beta-Androstane-3 alpha, 17 beta-diol, 5-Androstane-3, 17-diol
| Andromeda |
broad-leaved evergreen Asiatic shrub with glossy leaves and drooping clusters of white flowers any of several shrubs of the genus Andromeda having leathery leaves and clusters of small flowers (Greek mythology) an Ethiopian princess and daughter of Cassiopeia; she was fastened to a rock and exposed to a sea monster that was sent by Poseidon, but she was rescued by Perseus and became his wife a constellation in the northern hemisphere between Cassiopeia and Pegasus; contains the Andromeda galaxy
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| androgenetic |
of or related to androgenesis
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| androgenic |
of or related to the male hormone androgen
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androgen: male sex hormone that is produced in the testes and responsible for typical male sexual characteristics
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hermaphrodite: one having both male and female sexual characteristics and organs; at birth an unambiguous assignment of male or female cannot be made
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| andr | a Flemish surgeon who is considered the father of modern anatomy (1514-1564) |
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| andr | Soviet ambassador to the United States and to the United Nations (1909-1989) |
| andr | Russian filmmaker (1932-1986) |
| andr | Soviet physicist and dissident |
| andr | Soviet ambassador to the United States and to the United Nations (1909-1989) |
| andr | Russian mathematician (1856-1922) |
| andr | Soviet physicist and dissident |
| andr | Russian filmmaker (1932-1986) |
| andr | Russian poet (born in 1933) |
| andr | a bee that is a member of the genus Andrena |
| andr | a bee that is a member of the genus Andrena |
| andr | a large family of solitary short-tongued bees most of which burrow in the ground |