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sex steroid

Summary

sex steroid ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (348 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • sex steroid is a type of steroid hormone[2].
  • sex steroid's Commons category is recorded as Sex hormones[3].
  • sex steroid comprises androgen[4].
  • sex steroid comprises estrogen[5].
  • sex steroid comprises progestogen[6].
  • sex steroid's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Sex hormones[7].
  • sex steroid's has effect is recorded as secondary sex characteristic[8].
  • sex steroid's produced by is recorded as gonad[9].
  • sex steroid's produced by is recorded as adrenal gland[10].

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Definition and Type

sex steroid is a type of steroid hormone[2].

Use and Application

Components include androgen[4], a class of chemical entities with similar applications or functions[11]; estrogen[5], a class of chemical entities with similar applications or functions[12]; and progestogen[6], a medication[13].

Why It Matters

sex steroid ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (348 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[14] It is known by 59 alternative names across languages and contexts.[15]

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References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [11] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [12] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [13] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [14] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [15] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_sex-steroid_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{sex steroid}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/sex-steroid}, note = {Accessed: 2026-04-10}}
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  1. 14w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Topic's main category → Category:Sex hormones
    Has part(s) → androgen, estrogen, progestogen
    Produced by → gonad, adrenal gland
    Svkkl authority id → h0009709-pohlavni-hormony
    + 5 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P9322]]: h0009709-pohlavni-hormony, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259496|batch #259496]]"
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