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Sex Hormones (Estrogens and Progesterone (Three Hierarchies (• The…
Sex Hormones
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Testosterone
Functions
Fetal Development
- Enables development of male sex organs
- Causes descent of the testes (final; 2 -3 months of gestation)
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Metabolism
After secretion by the testes, about 97 percent of the testosterone becomes either loosely bound with plasma albumin or more tightly bound with a beta globulin called sex hormone–binding globulin and circulates in the blood in these states for 30 minutes to several hours. By that time, the testosterone is either transferred to the tissues or degraded into inactive products that are subsequently excreted
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Include testosterone, dihyrdroestosterone, and androstenedione
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