dihydrotestosterone

Examples of dihydrotestosterone in the following topics:

• Hair and Hormones

  • Male baldness is the result of genetic sensitivity of hair follicles to dihydrotestosterone that causes hair follicles to atrophy.
  • Male pattern baldness is caused by a genetic sensitivity of hair follicles to dihydrotestosterone (DHT).

• Anabolic Steroids and Muscles

  • Anabolic steroids , known technically as anabolic-androgen steroids (AAS) or colloquially as "steroids" (or even "roids"), are drugs that mimic the effects of testosterone and dihydrotestosterone in the body.
  • Anabolic steroids are testosterone and dihydrotestosterone hormone mimics that stimulate anabolism, specifically protein synthesis and muscle hypertrophy.

• Adrenal Cortex

  • Dihydrotestosterone (DHT): a metabolite of testosterone, and a more potent androgen than testosterone in that it binds more strongly to androgen receptors.

• Semen

  • The prostatic secretion, influenced by dihydrotestosterone, is a whitish (sometimes clear), thin fluid containing proteolytic enzymes, citric acid, acid phosphatase, and lipids.

• Accessory Sex Glands

  • However, it is dihydrotestosterone that regulates the prostate.