However, he pointed out that androgen-related baldness was not strictly a male problem, and could also occur in women with high levels of male sex hormones, a condition called adrenal virilism.
Adrenal virilism is caused by an androgen-secreting adrenal tumor or by adrenal hyperplasia.
In adult women, adrenal virilism is caused by adrenal hyperplasia or an adrenal tumor.
Taken together, these data demonstrate that the SERM-mediated virilism observed in female rats is likely independent of the mammary gland ER antagonism of SERMs.
These typical lesions of the frontal bone with associated obesity and virilism were first described by Morgagni.
Definition of virilism in US English:
virilism
nounˈvirəˌlizəm
Medicine
The condition which results from virilization.
〔医〕男性化现象，男性化性征
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These typical lesions of the frontal bone with associated obesity and virilism were first described by Morgagni.
However, he pointed out that androgen-related baldness was not strictly a male problem, and could also occur in women with high levels of male sex hormones, a condition called adrenal virilism.
Taken together, these data demonstrate that the SERM-mediated virilism observed in female rats is likely independent of the mammary gland ER antagonism of SERMs.
Adrenal virilism is caused by an androgen-secreting adrenal tumor or by adrenal hyperplasia.
In adult women, adrenal virilism is caused by adrenal hyperplasia or an adrenal tumor.