Androgen 

A subset of androgens, adrenal androgens, includes any of the 19-carbon steroids synthesized by the adrenal cortex[?], an adrenal gland, that function as weak steroids or steroid precursors, including dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA), dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate (DHEA-S), and androstenedione.

Besides testosterone, other androgens include:

• Dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA): a steroid hormone produced from cholesterol in the adrenal cortex, which is the primary precursor of natural estrogens. DHEA is also called dehydroisoandrosterone or dehydroandrosterone.

• Androstenedione[?] (Andro): an androgenic steroid, which is produced by the testes, adrenal cortex, and ovaries. While androstenediones are converted metabolically to testosterone and other androgens, they are also the parent structure of estrone[?]. Its use as an athletic or body building supplement[?] has been banned by the International Olympic Committee.

• Androstanediol[?]: the steroid metabolite[?] that is thought to act as the main regulator of gonadotropin[?] secretion.

• Androsterone[?]: a chemical by-product created during the breakdown of androgens, or derived from progesterone, that also exerts minor masculinising effects, but with one-seventh the intensity of testosterone. It is found in approximately equal amounts in the plasma and urine of both males and females.

• Androstenolone[?]: an androgenic steroid secreted by the adrenal cortex and testes, which is a major precursor of testosterone, but is even weaker than androsterone.

• Dihydrotestosterone[?] (DHT): a metabolite of testosterone that is actually a more potent androgen in that it binds more strongly to androgen receptors.

The inability of XY karyotype males to respond to androgens results in an intersexed condition called androgen insensitivity syndrome (AIS).

See also: antiandrogen

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