Chemistry of Testosterone Discovery and Synthesis Historical Significance Anabolic Steroid
-a steroid hormone from the androgen family
-found primarily in the testes of males and the ovaries of females
-Males produce 20-40 times more testosterone than females —>this discrepancy causes many of the biological differences between the sexes
-Beliefs that the male sex organ holds the key to strength, vitality and masculinity have prehistoric context:
-distinct physical and behavioral changes occurred after castrating male mammals
-the male hormone was finally synthesized in a laboratory in 1935, the responsible parties named their discovery Testosterone.
