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Gonadal Steroid Hormones

Medical Definition: Steroid hormones produced by the GONADS. They stimulate reproductive organs, germ cell maturation, and the secondary sex characteristics in the males and the females. The major sex steroid hormones include ESTRADIOL; PROGESTERONE; and TESTOSTERONE.
Guide Notes: GEN or unspecified; prefer specific groups or specific hormone
Gonadal Steroid Hormones Categories.
Canadian Medical Guide Definition Estradiol Congeners - Steroidal compounds related to ESTRADIOL, the major mammalian female sex hormone. Estradiol congeners include important estradiol precursors in the biosynthetic pathways, metabolites, derivatives, and synthetic steroids with estrogenic activities.
Canadian Medical Guide Definition Progesterone Congeners - Steroidal compounds related to PROGESTERONE, the major mammalian progestational hormone. Progesterone congeners include important progesterone precursors in the biosynthetic pathways, metabolites, derivatives, and synthetic steroids with progestational activities.
Canadian Medical Guide Definition Testosterone Congeners - Steroidal compounds related to TESTOSTERONE, the major mammalian male sex hormone. Testosterone congeners include important testosterone precursors in the biosynthetic pathways, metabolites, derivatives, and synthetic steroids with androgenic activities.

Gonadal Steroid Hormones Medical Definitions and Terms

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