sex hormone-binding globulin

noun

A glycoprotein produced in the liver that binds tightly to testosterone, dihydrotestosterone and estradiol and transports them in blood.

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sex steroid binding proteinsex steroid binding plasma protein
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Meanings

nounsex hormone-binding globulin (plural sex hormone-binding globulins)

plural sex hormone-binding globulins · alternative initialism SHBG · alternative sex hormone binding globulin · alternative sex-hormone-binding globulin

  1. medicineA 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 & antonyms

nounA glycoprotein produced in the liver that binds tightly to testosterone, dihydrotestosterone and estradiol and transports them in blood.

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sex steroid binding proteinsex steroid binding plasma protein
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