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[[Image:Testosterone stickfig DEVolk.jpg|right|thumb|350px|{{#ifexist:Template:Testosterone stickfig DEVolk.jpg/credit|{{Testosterone stickfig DEVolk.jpg/credit}}<br/>|}}Structure of testosterone.]] | [[Image:Testosterone stickfig DEVolk.jpg|right|thumb|350px|{{#ifexist:Template:Testosterone stickfig DEVolk.jpg/credit|{{Testosterone stickfig DEVolk.jpg/credit}}<br/>|}}Structure of testosterone.]] | ||
'''Testosterone''' is a [[steroid]] that has been widely abused to enhance athletic performance because it is an [[anabolic steroid]] that stimulates growth. Testosterone is an [[androgen]] that controls virulization (masculinity). | '''Testosterone''' is a [[steroid]] hormone that has been widely abused to enhance athletic performance because it is an [[anabolic steroid]] that stimulates growth. Testosterone is an [[androgen]] that controls virulization (masculinity). It is derived from another androgen, [[androstenedione]], and is a chemical precurson to the [[estrogen]] steroid [[estradiol]]. | ||
Revision as of 21:43, 23 December 2007
Testosterone is a steroid hormone that has been widely abused to enhance athletic performance because it is an anabolic steroid that stimulates growth. Testosterone is an androgen that controls virulization (masculinity). It is derived from another androgen, androstenedione, and is a chemical precurson to the estrogen steroid estradiol.