| andron | The apartment appropriated for the males. This was in the lower part of the house. Origin: L. Andron, Gr, fr, man. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| andropathy | <pathology> Any disease or condition that affects only males. Origin: Gr. Pathos = disease (09 Oct 1997) |
| andropetalous | <botany> Produced by the conversion of the stamens into petals, as double flowers, like the garden ranunculus. Origin: Gr, man + leaf. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| androphobia | <psychology> Morbid fear of men, or of the male sex, resulting in avoidance of situations where men are present. Origin: andro-+ G. Phobos, fear (05 Mar 2000) |
| androphore | A stalk bearing the androecium. (09 Oct 1997) |
| androspore | <botany> A spore of some algae, which has male functions. Origin: Gr, a man + a seed. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| androst-16-en-3 beta-ol sulfotransferase | <enzyme> A beta sulfotransferase Registry number: EC 2.8.2.- Synonym: aebo sulfotransferase (26 Jun 1999) |
| androst-5-ene-3 beta,17 beta-diol | <chemical> An adrenal-derived oestrogenic metabolite of dhea. Evidence exist for its use as an endocrine regulator of immune response. Pharmacological action: anabolic steroids. Chemical name: Androst-5-ene-3,17-diol, (3beta,17beta)- (12 Dec 1998) |
| androsta-5,16-dien-3 beta-ol synthetase | <enzyme> Nadph- and o(2)-dependent; converts progesterone to 4,16-androstadien-3-one and converts pregnenolone to androstadienol Registry number: EC 1.- Synonym: pregnenolone side-chain cleavage enzyme, 5,16-androstadien-3 beta-ol synthetase, 5,16-androstadien-3-ol synthase, 4,16-androstadien-3-one synthesizing enzyme, 4,16-adien-3-one synthase, 4,16-ado synthase, delta(16)-c(19)-steroid synthetase, andien-beta-synthetase, 16-ene-synthetase (26 Jun 1999) |
| androstadienes | Derivatives of the steroid androstane having two double bonds at any site in any of the rings. (12 Dec 1998) |
| androstane | The parent hydrocarbon of the androgenic steroids. For structure, see steroids. (05 Mar 2000) |
| androstane-3,17-diol | <chemical> The unspecified form of the steroid. It has been implicated as a regulation of gonadotropin secretion. Many of its metabolites possess androgenic activity as well. Pharmacological action: anabolic steroids. Chemical name: Androstane-3,17-diol (12 Dec 1998) |
| androstanediol | 5alpha-Androstane-3b,17b-diol;a steroid metabolite, of which 5b isomers are also known. (05 Mar 2000) |
| androstanedione | 5alpha-Androstane-3,17-dione;a steroid metabolite, of which the 5b isomer is also known. (05 Mar 2000) |
| androstanes | The family of steroids from which the androgens are derived. (12 Dec 1998) |