Mechanism of androgen action and role of 5α-reductase;Le mode d'action des androgenes et la 5α-reductase

Medecine/Sciences

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 467-473

  Blanchard, Yannick ^a   Robaire, Bernard ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN; ANDROGEN RECEPTOR; ANDROSTANOLONE; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; FINASTERIDE; MESSENGER RNA; STEROID 5ALPHA REDUCTASE; STEROID 5ALPHA REDUCTASE INHIBITOR; TESTOSTERONE;

ADRENAL GLAND; ALOPECIA; ANDROGEN SYNTHESIS; CONTRACEPTION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME DEFICIENCY; EPIDIDYMIS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HALF LIFE TIME; HORMONE ACTION; HORMONE RECEPTOR INTERACTION; HUMAN; LIPID SOLUBILITY; MALE; PROSTATE; PROSTATE HYPERTROPHY; RECEPTOR AFFINITY; REVIEW; TESTIS; TESTOSTERONE METABOLISM; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

RODENTIA;

EID: 0030951137     PISSN: 07670974     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4267/10608/401     Document Type: Review

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