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SHBG

SHBG is the initialism 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

Synonyms of SHBG

Forms of SHBG

pluralSHBGs

Questions about SHBG

What is SHBG the initialism of?
SHBG is the initialism of sex hormone-binding globulin.

Words near SHBG in the dictionary

  1. shazbat
  2. shazbot
  3. Shazia
  4. Shaznay
  5. Shazza
  6. SHBG
  7. SHBGs
  8. SHC
  9. shcha
  10. shchas
  11. Shchastia

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