Androgens - Physiological and Pharmacological Aspects (Lecture 1)

As we prepare to discuss anti-androgen drugs, it is essential for us to understand at a high level the function of androgen hormones. Let's start our first topic in this series. We will discuss genitalia formation and maturation. Viewer discretion is advised.

Today we will discuss the following topics:
High level physiological effects of androgens.
High level pharmacological effects of androgens.
Cellular signaling mechanism of the androgen hormones.

References:
https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fonc.2019.00858/full
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Androgen
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dihydrotestosterone
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17077643/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK499854/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK279291/

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