What are testosterone steroids?
Testosterone steroids are natural compounds that fall into the class of compounds called androgen hormones. Although testosterone steroids had been suspected since ancient times it would be the 1920’s before researchers had the technology to start isolating testosterone steroids. Finally in 1935 the Organon company in the Netherlands isolated testosterone steroids and wrote about them in scientific papers. They came up with the name testosterone as the compound was produced by the “testes” and was a “sterol-ketone” chemical. 32 part 1
Where are testosterone steroids produced?
In males about 95 percent of testosterone steroids are produced in the testes. In females most testosterone steroids are synthesized in either the thecal cells of the ovaries or in smaller quantities by the placenta. In both sexes small amounts of testosterone steroids are also produced in the adrenal glands as well as by the adrenal cortex. Typically, an adult human male body produces about ten times more testosterone steroids than an adult human female body, but females seem to be more sensitive to smaller amounts of testosterone steroids. .
How are testosterone steroids synthesized?
As with most androgen hormones testosterone steroids are primarily synthesized by starting with the precursor molecule cholesterol. In males this occurs in specialized cells in the testes called Leydig cells. Created by www.etestosterone.com
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