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sex-hormone-binding globulin

sex-hormone-binding globulin is the alternative spelling of sex hormone-binding globulin.

Meaning of sex hormone-binding globulin

Noun

sex hormone-binding globulin (plural sex hormone-binding globulins)

  1. A glycoprotein produced in the liver that binds tightly to testosterone, dihydrotestosterone and estradiol and transports them in blood.
    Synonyms:
    sex steroid binding protein, sex steroid binding plasma protein

Forms of sex-hormone-binding globulin

pluralsex-hormone-binding globulins

Questions about sex-hormone-binding globulin

What is sex-hormone-binding globulin the alternative spelling of?
Sex-hormone-binding globulin is the alternative spelling of sex hormone-binding globulin.

Words near sex-hormone-binding globulin in the dictionary

  1. sex-
  2. sex-appeal
  3. sex-change operation
  4. sex-change operations
  5. sex-haver
  6. sex-hormone-binding globulin
  7. sex-hunger
  8. sex-influenced
  9. sex-limited
  10. sex-linked
  11. sex-machine

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