Abstract
Androgens act at their target tissues to promote development of the male phenotype during sexual differentiation, to induce sexual maturation at puberty, to initiate and maintain spermatogenesis, and to maintain secondary sexual characteristics during adult life. By feedback on the hypothalamic-pituitary system androgens also function in the regulation of their own secretion by effects on gonadotropin secretion.
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Kovacs, W.J., Griffin, J.E., Wilson, J.D. (1986). Androgen Resistance in Man. In: Chrousos, G.P., Loriaux, D.L., Lipsett, M.B. (eds) Steroid Hormone Resistance. Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, vol 196. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-5101-6_16
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