Narinx N

ORCID: 0000-0002-7342-8724 · 1 paper in corpus

2022

Role of sex hormone-binding globulin in the free hormone hypothesis and the relevance of free testosterone in androgen physiology.

Cellular and molecular life sciences : CMLS ·doi:10.1007/s00018-022-04562-1

According to the free hormone hypothesis, biological activity of a certain hormone is best reflected by free rather than total hormone concentrations. A crucial element in this theory is the presence of binding proteins, which function as g…