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The emancipation of testosterone from niche hormone to multi-system player
It is no exaggeration to say that our conceptualization of the (patho-) physiological functions of testosterone has undergone a revolutionary development over the last three decades. The traditional thinking was that the biological functions of testosterone were restricted mainly to the area of repr...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd
2015
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4291879/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25248654 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/1008-682X.137684 |
| Sumario: | It is no exaggeration to say that our conceptualization of the (patho-) physiological functions of testosterone has undergone a revolutionary development over the last three decades. The traditional thinking was that the biological functions of testosterone were restricted mainly to the area of reproduction and male sexuality. However, scientific research has clearly demonstrated that testosterone is a multi-system hormone serving a wide range of hitherto unsuspected biological functions. |
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