"Androgens" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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Compounds that interact with ANDROGEN RECEPTORS in target tissues to bring about the effects similar to those of TESTOSTERONE. Depending on the target tissues, androgenic effects can be on SEX DIFFERENTIATION; male reproductive organs, SPERMATOGENESIS; secondary male SEX CHARACTERISTICS; LIBIDO; development of muscle mass, strength, and power.
| Descriptor ID |
D000728
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D27.505.696.399.472.161
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| Concept/Terms |
Androgens- Androgens
- Androgenic Compounds
- Compounds, Androgenic
- Androgen Receptor Agonists
- Agonists, Androgen Receptor
- Receptor Agonists, Androgen
- Androgenic Agents
- Agents, Androgenic
Androgen Effect- Androgen Effect
- Effect, Androgen
- Androgen Effects
- Effects, Androgen
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Androgens" by people in Profiles.
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Effects of depot medroxyprogesterone acetate, the copper IUD and the levonorgestrel implant on testosterone, sex hormone binding globulin and free testosterone levels: ancillary study of the ECHO randomized clinical trial. BMC Womens Health. 2024 Mar 08; 24(1):167.
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Novel attributes of an androgenic steroid-mediated increase in cardiac end diastolic stiffness in rats. Can J Physiol Pharmacol. 1998 Jun; 76(6):657-64.
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Comparative study of Fanconi anemia in children of different ethnic origin in South Africa. Am J Med Genet. 1994 Sep 01; 52(3):279-84.
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The impact of cigarette smoking on the plasma concentrations of gonadotrophins, ovarian steroids and androgens and upon the metabolism of oestrogens in the human female. Hum Reprod. 1993 Aug; 8(8):1187-93.