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mvtnounInitialism of Music Venue Trust.
dihydrotestosteronenoun(biochemistry) An androgenic metabolite of testosterone; used to treat certain breast cancers.
adrenosteronenoun(biochemistry) A hormone, originally isolated from the adrenal cortex, that has weak androgenic effects.
androgennoun(biochemistry, steroids) Any natural or synthetic compound, usually a steroid hormone, that stimulates or controls the development and maintenance of masculine characteristics in vertebrates. A male sex hormone such as testosterone or anabolic steroids.
baldnessnounThe condition or state of being (or becoming) bald.
minoxidilnoun(pharmacology) A compound used orally as a vasodilator to treat hypertension and topically to reverse baldness.
sebumnoun(physiology) A thick oily substance, secreted by the sebaceous glands of the skin, that consists of fat, keratin and cellular debris.
testosteronenoun(biochemistry, steroids) A steroid hormone that stimulates development of male secondary sexual characteristics, produced mainly in the testes, but also in the ovaries and adrenal cortex.
folliclenoun(anatomy) A small cavity or sac, such as a hair follicle.
hormonenoun(physiology) Any substance produced by one tissue and conveyed by the bloodstream to another to effect physiological activity.
aromatasenoun(biochemistry) An enzyme responsible for aromatization of androgen hormones into estrogens.
estrogennoun(biochemistry, steroids) Any of a group of steroids that are secreted by the ovaries and function as female sex hormones.
sebaceous glandnoun(anatomy) A gland of the skin which secretes an oily substance, sebum, usually into a hair follicle near the surface of the skin.
cortisolnoun(biochemistry, steroids) A glucocorticoid steroid hormone produced by the adrenal cortex that mediates various metabolic processes (such as gluconeogenesis), has anti-inflammatory and immunosuppressive properties, and whose levels in the blood may become elevated in response to physical or psychological stress. When used medicinally it is known as hydrocortisone.
androgenic hormonenounmale sex hormone that is produced in the testes and responsible for typical male sexual characteristics
thyroid hormonenoun(biochemistry) any of several closely related metabolically active compounds (as triiodothyronine) that are stored in the thyroid gland in the form of thyroglobulin or circulate in the blood usually bound to plasma proteins
alopecianounBaldness.
steroid hormonenounA steroid hormone is a steroid that acts as a hormone.
reductasenoun(biochemistry) An enzyme that chemically reduces its substrate.
autacoidnoun(biochemistry) A hormone or similar compound that has a short-term, local effect

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