Definition of androsterone in English:

androsterone

nounˌandrə(ʊ)ˈstɪərəʊnanˈdrɒstərəʊnænˈdrɑstəˌroʊn

mass nounBiochemistry

A relatively inactive male sex hormone produced by metabolism of testosterone.
〔生化〕雄酮
Example sentencesExamples
- For the male sex hormone the names androsterone and testosterone as specialized terms, and androgens as a collective term, became more frequently used.
- As of now, however, the possible anticonvulsant effects of androsterone have not been well characterized.
- It is a necessary precursor of the estradiol (female sex hormone), androsterone (male sex hormone), and other hormones.
- Men secrete more androsterone than women do, and most men become unable to detect the stuff right around the time they start producing it themselves - at puberty.
- Genetic deficiency of androsterone UDP-glucuronosyltransferase activity in Wistar rats is due to the loss of enzyme protein.

Origin

1930s: from andro- + sterol + -one.

Definition of androsterone in US English:

androsterone

nounanˈdrästəˌrōnænˈdrɑstəˌroʊn

Biochemistry

A relatively inactive male sex hormone produced by metabolism of testosterone.
〔生化〕雄酮
Example sentencesExamples
- It is a necessary precursor of the estradiol (female sex hormone), androsterone (male sex hormone), and other hormones.
- Men secrete more androsterone than women do, and most men become unable to detect the stuff right around the time they start producing it themselves - at puberty.
- As of now, however, the possible anticonvulsant effects of androsterone have not been well characterized.
- For the male sex hormone the names androsterone and testosterone as specialized terms, and androgens as a collective term, became more frequently used.
- Genetic deficiency of androsterone UDP-glucuronosyltransferase activity in Wistar rats is due to the loss of enzyme protein.

Origin

1930s: from andro- + sterol + -one.

词汇	androsterone
释义	Definition of androsterone in English: androsterone nounˌandrə(ʊ)ˈstɪərəʊnanˈdrɒstərəʊnænˈdrɑstəˌroʊn mass nounBiochemistry A relatively inactive male sex hormone produced by metabolism of testosterone. 〔生化〕雄酮 Example sentencesExamples For the male sex hormone the names androsterone and testosterone as specialized terms, and androgens as a collective term, became more frequently used. As of now, however, the possible anticonvulsant effects of androsterone have not been well characterized. It is a necessary precursor of the estradiol (female sex hormone), androsterone (male sex hormone), and other hormones. Men secrete more androsterone than women do, and most men become unable to detect the stuff right around the time they start producing it themselves - at puberty. Genetic deficiency of androsterone UDP-glucuronosyltransferase activity in Wistar rats is due to the loss of enzyme protein. Origin 1930s: from andro- + sterol + -one. Definition of androsterone in US English: androsterone nounanˈdrästəˌrōnænˈdrɑstəˌroʊn Biochemistry A relatively inactive male sex hormone produced by metabolism of testosterone. 〔生化〕雄酮 Example sentencesExamples It is a necessary precursor of the estradiol (female sex hormone), androsterone (male sex hormone), and other hormones. Men secrete more androsterone than women do, and most men become unable to detect the stuff right around the time they start producing it themselves - at puberty. As of now, however, the possible anticonvulsant effects of androsterone have not been well characterized. For the male sex hormone the names androsterone and testosterone as specialized terms, and androgens as a collective term, became more frequently used. Genetic deficiency of androsterone UDP-glucuronosyltransferase activity in Wistar rats is due to the loss of enzyme protein. Origin 1930s: from andro- + sterol + -one.
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