Intracrinology and the Skin

    January 2000 in “ Hormone Research in Paediatrics ”
    Fernand Labrie, Van Luu-The, Claude Labrie … Mohamed El-Alfy
    Studysummary This study describes the enzymatic processes through which DHEA is converted to active sex steroids in human skin, highlighting an androgenic effect on sebaceous glands and estrogenic effects in the vagina.
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    1. Evidence of Heterogeneity and Quantitative Differences of the Type 1 5α-Reductase Expression in Cultured Human Skin Cells: Evidence of Its Presence in Melanocytes Journal of Investigative Dermatology · 1998

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