Decreases in ovarian cytochrome P450c17α activity and serum free testosterone after reduction of insulin secretion in polycystic ovary syndrome

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 335, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 617-623

  Nestler, John E ^a   Jakubowicz, Daniela J ^b  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Hospital de Clinicas Caracas   (Venezuela)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYTOCHROME P450; GLUCOSE; HYDROXYPROGESTERONE CAPROATE; INSULIN; LEUPRORELIN; METFORMIN; PROGESTERONE; STEROID 17,20 LYASE; STEROID 17ALPHA MONOOXYGENASE; TESTOSTERONE;

ADULT; ANDROGEN SYNTHESIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; HORMONE RESPONSE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPERANDROGENISM; INSULIN RESISTANCE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; OBESITY; OVARY POLYCYSTIC DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

17-ALPHA-HYDROXYPROGESTERONE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BLOOD GLUCOSE; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROXYPROGESTERONES; HYPERANDROGENISM; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; INSULIN; LEUPROLIDE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; METFORMIN; OBESITY; POLYCYSTIC OVARY SYNDROME; STEROID 17-ALPHA-HYDROXYLASE; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 0029796476     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJM199608293350902     Document Type: Article

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