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BEST PRACTICE & RESEARCH CLINICAL ENDOCRINOLOGY & METABOLISM
卷 22, 期 1, 页码 95-106出版社
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.beem.2007.09.002
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steroids; testis; Leydig cells; steroidogenesis; androgen; ovary; oestrogen; theca cells; granulosa cells; gonadotropin; LH; FSH; ACTH
Sex steroids are crucial hormones for the proper development and function of the body; they regulate sexual differentiation, the secondary sex characteristics, and sexual behaviour patterns. Gonads are the major sources of sex steroids, although adrenal cortex, placenta, and to a lesser extent other tissues contribute to their production in adult life and at various phases of development. Steroidogenesis of gonadal sex hormones is by definition sexually dimorphic, and involves differences not only in hormonal action but also in regulation and temporal patterns of production. This review focuses on the ontogeny and developmental regulation of steroid hormones in the gonads, with an attempt to detail these processes in humans.
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