Gender differences of enzymatic activity and distribution of 17β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase in human skin in vitro

Skin Pharmacology and Physiology

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 168-174

  Hikima, T ^a,b   Maibach, H I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b KYUSHU INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

17 Hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase, distribution; Enzyme kinetics, gender differences; Estrogen formation metabolism; Human skin

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN; ESTRONE; ISOENZYME; TESTOSTERONE 17BETA DEHYDROGENASE; TOXIC SUBSTANCE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; BIOSYNTHESIS; BIOTRANSFORMATION; CATALYSIS; DETOXIFICATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ASSAY; ENZYME KINETICS; ENZYME LOCALIZATION; ENZYME SUBSTRATE; EPIDERMIS; ESTROGEN ACTIVITY; ESTROGEN METABOLISM; ESTROGEN SYNTHESIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IN VITRO STUDY; MALE; MICHAELIS CONSTANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SKIN; SKIN SURFACE;

17-HYDROXYSTEROID DEHYDROGENASES; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ESTRADIOL; ESTRONE; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISOENZYMES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; SEX FACTORS; SKIN;

EID: 34347209794     PISSN: 16605527     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000101386     Document Type: Article

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