A δ4-3-keto pathway for testosterone synthesis in the human spermatozoa

Archives of Andrology

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 49-57

  Gunasegaram, R ^a   Chew, P C T ^a   Loganath, A ^a   Peh, K L ^a   Ratnam, S S ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

17 hydroxylase; 17 hydroxysteroid oxidoreductase; 20 lyase; 3 hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase 5; 4 ene isomerase; Male infertility; Pregnenolone; Progesterone; Spermatozoa; Steroid C 17; Testosterone synthesis

Indexed keywords

3(OR 17)BETA HYDROXYSTEROID DEHYDROGENASE; PREGNENOLONE; PROGESTERONE; STEROID 17ALPHA MONOOXYGENASE; TESTOSTERONE; TESTOSTERONE 17BETA DEHYDROGENASE; TRITIUM;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; ISOTOPE DILUTION ASSAY; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SPERMATOZOON; STEROIDOGENESIS; TESTOSTERONE SYNTHESIS; THIN LAYER CHROMATOGRAPHY;

EID: 79961174308     PISSN: 01485016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/01485019808987927     Document Type: Article

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