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A stereotypical presentation of a hero in a Hollywood action movie would lavishly brag about not only strong muscle but also a large statue (a.k.a.bone structure), ostensibly for an attractive image.Unknown to these movie producers is that the bone tissue does send a sex-related message, an endocrine message to be exact, to the male reproductive system.Maybe we shouldn’t blame Hollywood for their naiveté after all; even in the scientific community, there is a long-held traditional belief that regards skeletal bone as merely a structural and supportive tissue.However, this view has been challenged by a series of recent studies.