Androgen

Japanese: androgen
Androgen

…the male sex hormone, also known as the androgen, which is used in animals and is generally called the male sex hormone. It is a hormone that affects the development of secondary sexual characteristics in men and is secreted primarily by the testes, but also by the adrenal cortex and the ovaries in women.

*Some of the terminology that mentions "androgen" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…男性における性ホルモンで,広く動物をも含めて一般的にいう場合には雄性ホルモンとよぶ。アンドロゲンandrogenともいう。男性の二次性徴の発達に作用を現すホルモンで,主として精巣(睾丸)から分泌されるが,一部は副腎皮質と女性の卵巣からも分泌される。…

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