Androgens
January 2015
in “
Elsevier eBooks
”
TLDR Male hormones and their interactions are crucial for male sexual development and characteristics.
The chapter "Androgens" from 2015 detailed the complex interplay of hormones involved in male sex determination, development, and maintenance of secondary sex characteristics. It highlighted the roles of hypothalamic hormones (GnRH and kisspeptin), pituitary gonadotropins (LH and FSH), androgenic steroids (testosterone and 5α-dihydrotestosterone), anti-Mullerian hormone, and inhibin. Additionally, it noted the significance of estradiol in males. The chapter also covered the crucial roles of the male genotype and fetal testicular hormone production in sexual differentiation and the final developmental stage of puberty.
