The metabolism of testosterone by dermal papilla cells cultured from human pubic and axillary hair follicles concurs with hair growth in 5α-reductase deficiency

Journal of Investigative Dermatology

Volumn 106, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 1017-1022

  Hamada, Kazuto ^a   Thornton, Margaret Julie ^a   Laing, Ian ^b   Messenger, Andrew Guy ^c   Randall, Valerie Anne ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRADFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b MANCHESTER ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^c ROYAL HALLAMSHIRE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

5 reductase; 5 reductase deficiency syndrome; Androgen metabolism; Male pseudohermaphroditism

Indexed keywords

ANDROSTANOLONE; STEROID 5ALPHA REDUCTASE; TESTOSTERONE;

ANDROGEN METABOLISM; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME DEFICIENCY; HAIR FOLLICLE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MALE PSEUDOHERMAPHRODITISM; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0029991978     PISSN: 0022202X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1523-1747.ep12338582     Document Type: Article

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