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steroidogenesis Biochem.|stɪəˌrɔɪd-, stɛˌrɔɪdəʊˈdʒɛnɪsɪs|
[f. steroid + -o + -genesis.]
The biosynthesis of steroids.
1951Recent Progress Hormone Res. VI. 220 We have investigated the effects of several variables on the ACTH-controlled steroidogenesis of the isolated adrenal. 1970Nature 28 Nov. 885/1 This second monograph..deals with the pathways of steroidogenesis of the ovary and testis. 1979Experientia XXXV. 159/2 The cyclic AMP-dependent protein kinase may be involved in the processes of spermatogenesis and steroidogenesis as animals reach sexual maturity.
Hence steˌroidoˈgenic a., pertaining to or having the property of steroidogenesis.
1951Recent Progress Hormone Res. VI. 240 Our data suggest the possibility that steroidogenic organs should be visualized as assembly-line processing plants, where specific groups are introduced in a highly specialized way. 1959Endocrinology LXV. 29 Saline extracts of beef diencephalon were assayed in the decerebrate dog for steroidogenic activity. 1974D. & M. Webster Compar. Vertebr. Morphol. xiii. 313 In amphibians the chromaffin tissue is embedded in the ventral portion of the kidney along with steroidogenic tissue. |