Sex hormone
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Broader Terms
reproductive hormone, steroid hormone
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Narrower Terms
androgen, estrogen, progesterone
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Facts (generated by robot; please edit if you find it inaccurate)
- Sex hormone is produced in the largest amounts in young men.
- Depending on which sex hormone is present, the cytokine will causes either an inflammatory or anti-inflammatory response.
- For men, the main sex hormone is testosterone, and this will be replaced by one of a number of means, often by injections every two to four weeks, or by tablets or skin patches.
- It is assumed that sex hormone is one of the many causes of that sex difference.
- From these considerations, it could be assumed that sex hormone is a critical factor not only for membranous and cartilaginous growth but also for sutural growth.
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