"sex hormone-binding globulin" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: sex hormone-binding globulins [plural], SHBG [alternative, initialism], sex hormone binding globulin [alternative], sex-hormone-binding globulin [alternative]
Head templates: {{en-noun|head=sex hormone-binding globulin}} sex hormone-binding globulin (plural sex hormone-binding globulins)
  1. (medicine) A 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
    Sense id: en-sex_hormone-binding_globulin-en-noun-s51f7fzX Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Medicine Topics: medicine, sciences

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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