Faculty Books and Book Chapters
Androgen Action and Stress
Book Title
Stress: Neuroendocrinology and Neurobiology: Handbook of Stress Series, Volume 2, 1st Edition
Document Type
Book Chapter
ISBN
9780128024232
Publication Date
2017
Description
Androgens belong to a class of steroid hormones that circulate at high levels in males. However, androgens should not be thought of as exclusively male hormones since they are also produced in females, though at much lower levels. The predominant mode of androgen action is through binding in target tissues to a specific receptor termed the androgen receptor. This receptor can regulate the expression of a set of androgen-responsive genes. The synthesis, transport, and release of androgens to the bloodstream, their actions on target tissues, and their effects on stressor related neuroendocrine function and behaviors are addressed here.
Publisher
Academic Press
First Page
227
Last Page
235
NSUWorks Citation
Holschbach, M.,
Handa, R. J.
(2017). Androgen Action and Stress. Stress: Neuroendocrinology and Neurobiology: Handbook of Stress Series, Volume 2, 1st Edition, 227-235.
Available at: https://nsuworks.nova.edu/cps_facbooks/626