Sex hormone: Quick Facts

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Estrogen Androgen Relaxin 17-ketosteroid progestin levonorgestrel Testosterone Progesterone diethylstilbestrol estradiol sex chromosome Melatonin sexual differentiation Parathyroid hormone pheromone Neurohormone Sexual dimorphism Unisexuality Urogenital system Bisexuality

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Key People

Butenandt, Adolf

Adolf Butenandt

German biochemist

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Frank Rattray Lillie

American zoologist

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Edward Adelbert Doisy

American biochemist

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