Clinical and Biochemical Parameters of Androgen Action in Normal Healthy Caucasian Versus Chinese Subjects

    June 1991 in “ The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism ”
    Donald P. Lookingbill, Laurence M. Demers, Christina Wang … RICHARD J. SANTEN
    Studysummary This study found that caucasian subjects had higher serum levels of 5 alpha-reduced androgen metabolites compared to Chinese subjects, suggesting racial differences in 5 alpha-reductase activity and a potential mechanism for increased body hair in caucasian men.
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