A 25-year-old man partakes in a research study in which he receives a series of human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) over the course of 3 months. Which of the following binding sites and effects of giving hCG might result in gynecomastia in this patient?
Binds at adrenal gland; effect is DHEA-S synthesis
Binds at breast; effect is due to direct stimulation
Binds at liver; effect is sex hormone-binding globulin synthesis
Binds at anterior pituitary; effect is prolactin secretion
Binds at testes; effect is estradiol production
