An alternate pathway for androgen regulation of brain function: Activation of estrogen receptor beta by the metabolite of dihydrotestosterone, 5α-androstane-3β,17β-diol

2007/10/01 by Robert J. Handa, Toni R. Pak, Andrea E. Kudwa +4 · 26 citations
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Medicine · #Estrogen and related hormone effects #Hormonal and reproductive studies #Hypothalamic control of reproductive hormones

paper · doi:10.1016/j.yhbeh.2007.09.012

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