See Also: sex hormone-binding globulin(medicine)
thyroid binding globulin(medicine)
thyroxine-binding globulin(medicine)
sex steroid-binding globulin(medicine)
Corticosteroid-binding globulin(medicine)
progesterone-binding globulin(medicine)
testosterone-oestrogen-binding globulin(medicine)
gonadal steroid-binding globulin(medicine)
luteinizing hormone-2ffollicle-stimulating hormone-releasing factor(medicine)
receptors, pituitary hormone-regulating hormone(medicine)

hagged (iou) and sex hormone-binding globulin (medicine)


hagged (iou)



hagged adjective. Now dial. L17.
[from HAG verb2; in sense 1 cf. HAGGARD noun3 and prec.]
Gaunt, haggard, worn-out. L17.
Resembling a hag; (rare) bewitched. Long rare or obsolete. L17.

sex hormone-binding globulin (medicine)


sex hormone-binding globulin


A glycoprotein migrating as a beta-globulin. Its molecular weight, 52,000 or 95,000-115,000, indicates that it exists as a dimer. The protein binds testosterone, dihydrotestosterone, and estradiol in the plasma. Changes in its concentration significantly affect the ratio of unbound (biologically active) testosterone to estradiol in plasma.