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    Glossary Androgen Action

    biological effects triggered by male sex hormones like testosterone

    Androgen action refers to the biological effects triggered by androgens, which are male sex hormones like testosterone. These hormones bind to specific receptors in cells, influencing the development and maintenance of male characteristics, such as facial hair and muscle mass, and also play roles in female health. In the context of hair, androgen action can lead to hair growth in certain areas and contribute to conditions like androgenetic alopecia (pattern baldness).

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    1. Androgen action on human skin – from basic research to clinical significance Experimental dermatology · 2004 · 147 citations
    2. Androgen Action in the Ovary Frontiers in Endocrinology · 2018 · 62 citations
    3. Is the metabolism of testosterone to 5α-dihydrotestosterone required for androgen action in the skin? British Journal of Dermatology · 1982 · 14 citations
    4. Androgen actions on the human hair follicle: perspectives Experimental Dermatology · 2012 · 115 citations
    5. Antiandrogen Drugs Lower Serum Prostate-Specific Antigen (PSA) Levels in Hirsute Subjects: Evidence That Serum PSA Is a Marker of Androgen Action in Women<sup>1</sup> 2000 · 16 citations
    6. Androgen synthesis, metabolism and action in the developing ovarian follicle University of Birmingham Institutional Research Archive (University of Birmingham) · 2016
    7. MECHANISM OF ACTION OF AVICENNIA MARINA HEARTWOOD EXTRACT AND AVICEQUINONE C ON HUMAN DERMAL PAPILLA CELLS ISOLATED FROM ANDROGENIC ALOPECIA PATIENTS 2016
    8. METABOLISM AND ACTION OF ANDROGEN IN THE SKIN International Journal of Dermatology · 1979 · 25 citations
    9. Androgen Receptor Actions Modify Skin Structure and Chemical Carcinogen-induced Skin Cancer Susceptibility in Mice Hormones and Cancer · 2015 · 14 citations
    10. Mechanism of action of bolandiol (19-nortestosterone-3β,17β-diol), a unique anabolic steroid with androgenic, estrogenic, and progestational activities 2009 · 11 citations
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    1. Clascoterone Topical androgen-receptor blocker, approved as an acne cream
    2. Bicalutamide Nonsteroidal anti-androgen, originally a prostate cancer drug
    3. Cyproterone a synthetic anti-androgen and weak progestogen that inhibits DHT binding to androgen receptor
    4. GT20029 Experimental topical drug designed to break down androgen receptors
    5. Minoxidil Vasodilator used on the scalp and, at low doses, as a tablet
    6. Saw Palmetto Palm-berry extract taken as a supplement
    7. Valproic acid Anti-seizure and mood-stabilising drug
    8. Vitamin D Vitamin made in the skin from sunlight, also taken as a supplement
    9. Bimatoprost Prostaglandin eye drop used for glaucoma and eyelash growth
    10. Sulforaphane Compound found in broccoli sprouts
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