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 Translation for 'androgens' from English to Russian
NOUN   an androgen | androgens
биол.биохим.
андрогены {мн}
androgens
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Translation for 'androgens' from English to Russian

androgens
андрогены {мн}биол.биохим.
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Usage Examples English
  • Most prostate cancers derive from cells that are stimulated to proliferate by androgens.
  • Sexual desire is said to be influenced by androgens in men and by both androgens and estrogens in women.
  • Although the mechanism is not fully understood, exposure of TERT-deficient hematopoietic cells to androgens resulted in an increased level of TERT activity.
  • Mutations affecting the androgen receptor (AR) gene may cause either complete or partial androgen insensitivity syndrome. Androgens are a group of hormones which regulate the development and maintenance of male characteristics.
  • The causality of vocalization by androgens is also limited by the American green tree frog’s social environment.

  • Metenolone esters are synthetic androgens and anabolic steroids and hence are agonists of the androgen receptor (AR), the biological target of androgens like testosterone and dihydrotestosterone (DHT).
  • Olympic Committee which administered the test, arguing that the test is flawed and cannot distinguish between androgens caused by the use of banned substances and androgens resulting from the use of birth control pills.
  • Gynecomastia is thought to be caused by an altered ratio of estrogens to androgens mediated by an increase in estrogen action, a decrease in androgen action, or a combination of these two factors.
  • This hair growth on the face, chest, and abdomen is also mediated by higher levels or action of androgens.
  • Women with CAIS, who are completely insensitive to the AR-mediated actions of androgens, have, as a group, above-average sized breasts.

  • The effects that androgens have on the human body (virilization, masculinization, anabolism, etc.) are not brought about by androgens themselves, but rather are the result of androgens bound to androgen receptors; the androgen receptor mediates the effects of androgens in the human body.
  • This article pertains to "steroidal" androgens; "nonsteroidal" androgens like the selective androgen receptor modulators (SARMs) andarine and enobosarm (ostarine) are not included here.
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