MCQ
Adrenal cortex secretes androgen, it is known as:
- ATestosterone
- BAndrosterone
- CProgesterone
- DAldosterone
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Answer
- Androsterone
Explanation:
Androsterone is a weak androgen produced by the metabolism of certain hormones and found in the normal urine of both males and females. Androsterone is a steroid hormone with a weak androgenic activity that is synthesised from the adrenal hormone dehydroepiandrosterone by the enzyme steroid 5-reductase.
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