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Chapter 42, Problem 9TYK
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The androgens are a group of hormones that influence the growth and development of male sex characteristics. The androgens are mistakenly thought of as only the male sex hormones, but they are also secreted in the females. A very few amounts of androgen are secreted by the adrenal glands and ovaries in the female body.
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