Receptor
androgen receptor Audio
an·dro·gen re·cep·tor [ an-droh-jen reh-sep-ter ]
Subclass of:
Receptors, Steroid
Definitions related to androgen receptor:
  • (receptors, androgen) Proteins, generally found in the CYTOPLASM, that specifically bind ANDROGENS and mediate their cellular actions. The complex of the androgen and receptor migrates to the CELL NUCLEUS where it induces transcription of specific segments of DNA.
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