androgenize

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an·drog·e·nize

 (ăn-drŏj′ə-nīz′)
tr.v. an·drog·e·nized, an·drog·e·niz·ing, an·drog·e·niz·es
To treat with male hormones, usually in large doses.
an·drog′e·ni·za′tion (-nĭ-zā′shən) n.
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In rodents, ovarian and circulating chemerin levels are elevated in a chronically androgenised rat model and chemerin suppresses FSH-induced steroidogenesis [73] and induces apoptosis in granulosa cells, thereby suppressing follicle growth [74].
Adipokines and the female reproductive tract
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