Male sex hormone. Polarised light micrograph of crystals of dehydroepiandrosterone, also known as DHA. This is one of the naturally-occurring androgen

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Male sex hormone. Polarised light micrograph of crystals of dehydroepiandrosterone, also known as DHA. This is one of the naturally-occurring androgens, a class of hormones associated with the development of male reproductive organs and secondary sex characteristics. DHA is an intermediate stage in the biosynthesis of testosterone from pregnenolone. Magnification: x6 at 35mm size.

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Size: 3234px × 2151px
Photo credit: © SIDNEY MOULDS/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
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Keywords: androgen, biochemical, biochemistry, chemical, chemistry, compound, compounds, crystal, crystals, dehydroepiandrosterone, hormone, hormones, light, male, micrograph, plm, polarised, sex, xtals