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What is the sex steroid called that induces the development of male secondary sex characteristics?
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Testosterone
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What is testoserone?
a male steroid hormone produced in the testicles and responsible for the development of secondary sex characteristics.
What are the functions of estrogen?
Any of several steroid hormones produced chiefly by the ovaries and responsible for promoting estrus and the development and maintenance of female secondary sex characteristics.
What is a testosterone?
A white crystalline steroid hormone, C19H28O2, produced primarily in the testes and responsible for the development and maintenance of male secondary sex characteristics. It is also produced synthetically for use in medical treatment.
What are progesterone and testosterone?
These are the major sex hormones. Progesterone is a 21-carbon steroid female sex hormone, secreted largely by the corpus luteum and is required for the maintenance of pregnancy. On the other hand, Testosterone is a steroid male sex hormone, secreted by the testes and is responsible for the development of secondary male characteristics.
What type of organic compound is testosterone?
Yes, it is. It is an anabolic steroid. It is produced by the testis in males and ovaries in females (a smaller amount). It produces secondary sexual characteristics.
What type of animal is an oestrogen?
Oestrogen is a group of steroid hormones which promote the development and maintenance of female characteristics of the body - so no animal.
Can non-steroid hormones enter the nucleus?
No, non-steroid hormones use secondary messengers to transfer their signal into the cell.
Is LH steroid or hormone?
Both! Lutenising hormone is a hormone, it is a steroid hormone (affecting the growth/development of reproductive organs). It is present in both females and males :)
What is the function of testosterone in men?
It is the principal male sex hormone, although it is also produced in females. It is responsible for hair growth (including axillary, leg, chest, etc), growth of Adam's apple, growth spurt, and many more.
Why a secondary messenger system is needed for nonsteroid hormones but not for steroid hormones?
Because to produce t3 and t4 hormones. By Rajan thapaliya rajanandyou@yahoo.com
Is anti tetanus is steroid or non steroid?
it is a steroid
What is etrogen?
Estrogens are a group of steroid hormones,which help in performing oestrous cycle in females.They are female sex hormones that are responsible for secondary sexual characters in females.
