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Testosterone is a/an:...

Testosterone is a/an:

A

steroid

B

protien

C

octapeptide

D

glycoprotein

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The correct Answer is:
a

Testosterone, theprinciple hormone of the tests, is `C_(19)` sdteroid with an -OH group in the 17 position. It is synthesized from cholestrol in the Leydig cells and is also formed from anderostenedione secreated by the adrenal cortex.
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