sex hormone-binding globulin

sex hor·mone-bind·ing glob·u·lin (SHBG),

a plasma β-globulin, produced by the liver, which binds testosterone and, with a weaker affinity, estrogen; serum levels of SHBG in women are twice those found in men; serum concentrations are increased in certain types of liver disease and in hyperthyroidism but are decreased with advancing age, by androgens, and in hypothyroidism. Synonym(s): testosterone-estrogen-binding globulin

sex hor·mone-bind·ing glob·u·lin

(SHBG) (seks hōrmōn-bīnding globyū-lin) Plasma β-globulin, produced by the liver, which binds testosterone and, with a weaker affinity, estrogen; serum levels of SHBG in women are twice those found in men.
Synonym(s): testosterone-estrogen-binding globulin.

sex hormone-binding globulin

A plasma glycoprotein that binds androgens or estrogens, leaving small concentrations of free hormones to circulate in the blood.See also: globulin

单词	sex hormone-binding globulin
释义	DictionarySeeglobulin sex hormone-binding globulin sex hor·mone-bind·ing glob·u·lin (SHBG), a plasma β-globulin, produced by the liver, which binds testosterone and, with a weaker affinity, estrogen; serum levels of SHBG in women are twice those found in men; serum concentrations are increased in certain types of liver disease and in hyperthyroidism but are decreased with advancing age, by androgens, and in hypothyroidism. Synonym(s): testosterone-estrogen-binding globulin sex hor·mone-bind·ing glob·u·lin (SHBG) (seks hōrmōn-bīnding globyū-lin) Plasma β-globulin, produced by the liver, which binds testosterone and, with a weaker affinity, estrogen; serum levels of SHBG in women are twice those found in men. Synonym(s): testosterone-estrogen-binding globulin. sex hormone-binding globulin A plasma glycoprotein that binds androgens or estrogens, leaving small concentrations of free hormones to circulate in the blood.See also: globulin See SHGB See SHGB
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