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Androgens
a class of sex Hormones associated with the development and maintenance of the secondary male sex characteristics, sperm induction, and sexual differentiation.

Androgens
The adrenal cortex secretes precursors to androgens such as testosterone.

Androgens the collective name for male sex hormones‚ including testosterone
(andro = a man; gen = bear‚ produce)
Aneuploidy having an abnormal number of chromosomes
(aneu = without; ploid = set of chromosomes) ...

Androgens A class of steroid hormones, exemplified by testosterone, that are responsible for the development of male secondary sexual characteristics; synthesized by the testes.
Angstrom (Å) A unit of length equal to 10-10 meter.

It results in female embryos becoming masculinized due to excess androgens produced by the adrenal gland. The external genitalia of these females resembles male external genitalia. However, they are 46,XX and have female internal reproductive organs.

Males and females have receptors for estrogens, progesterone, and androgens in various tissues.

By contrast, androgens such as testosterone seem to suppress the immune system.[85] Other hormones appear to regulate the immune system as well, most notably prolactin, growth hormone and vitamin D.

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Cells scattered among the seminiferous tubules of the vertebrate testis that secrete testosterone and other androgens, the male sex hormones.
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interstitial cells
Cells scattered among the seminiferous tubules of the vertebrate testis that secrete testosterone and other androgens, the male sex hormones.

See also: Hormone, Hormones, Sex, Cells, Gene