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Phytoandrogen

Androgens and anabolic steroid

Androgens and anabolic steroid

Phytoandrogens are substances produced in plants which have effects similar to testosterone in animals.

Examples

  • Triterpenoids from the Eucommia ulmoides tree can act as phytoandrogens.
  • Drupanol is a phytoandrogen.

Environmental effects

Phytoandrogens have been implicated in sex determination in fish.

References

References

  1. (January 2007). "Novel phytoandrogens and lipidic augmenters from Eucommia ulmoides". BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine.
  2. (2013). "Medicinal plants of Central Asia Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan". Springer.
  3. (2003). "Ecology meets endocrinology: environmental sex determination in fishes". Evolution & Development.
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