Androgen Conjugates: Physiology and Clinical Significance

    February 1993 in “ Endocrine reviews ”
    Roger S. Rittmaster
    Studysummary This review examines the physiological role of androgen conjugates in cutaneous androgen metabolism and questions their association with hirsutism, without presenting new clinical findings.
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