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Other than chemistry, in which field did Ružička make significant contributions?

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Ružička made significant contributions to medicine in the field of steroid research. He was the first to isolate the male hormone testosterone from bulls' testes and later showed that it was the same substance as the female hormone estradiol. He also developed a number of other steroid hormones, including progesterone and cortisol.
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