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Androstenedione and dehydroepiandrosterone (dhea) are thought to stimulate the production of _______.

a. insulin
b. atp
c. testosterone
d. glucose

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The answer is c. testosterone.

Androstenedione is a precursor in the biosynthesis of dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA), which is steroid hormone produced in the adrenal glands, the brain, the gonads. Its main role is in the biosynthesis of sex hormones, both estrogen and androgen sex hormones. Since testosterone is androgen sex hormone, the right answer is c. testosterone.
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