Characterization of a Δ5-3β-hydroxy pathway of testosterone synthesis in the human spermatozoa

Archives of Andrology

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 75-83

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

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

17 hydroxysteroid oxidoreductase; 3 hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase 5,4 ene isomerase; dehydroepiandrosterone; human spermatozoa; male infertility; testosterone; testosterone synthesis

Indexed keywords

TESTOSTERONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; ISOTOPE LABELING; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPERMATOZOON; TESTOSTERONE METABOLISM; TESTOSTERONE SYNTHESIS;

EID: 79961218332     PISSN: 01485016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/01485019708988534     Document Type: Article

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