a substance that prevents cells from making or using androgens (hormones that play a role in the formation of male sex characteristics). antiandrogens may stop some cancer cells from growing. some antiandrogens are used to treat prostate cancer, and others are being studied for this use. an antiandrogen is a type of hormone antagonist.
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antiandrogen (plural antiandrogens)
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出典:『Wikipedia』 (2011/07/16 18:54 UTC 版)
An antiandrogen, androgen-receptor antagonist, or androgen antagonist, is any of a group of hormone receptor antagonist compounds capable of preventing or inhibiting the biologic effects of androgens, or male sex hormones, on normally responsive tissues in the body. Antiandrogens usually work by blocking the appropriate receptors, competing for binding sites on the cell's surface, obstructing the androgens' pathway.