Pharmacogenetics of the Androgen Metabolic Pathway
January 2010
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Research cited in this study 6
- Androgen Biosynthetic Pathways in the Human Prostate
- Pharmacogenetic Analysis of Human Steroid 5α Reductase Type II: Comparison of Finasteride and Dutasteride
- The E211 G>A Androgen Receptor Polymorphism Is Associated With a Decreased Risk of Metastatic Prostate Cancer and Androgenetic Alopecia
- Marked Suppression of Dihydrotestosterone in Men with Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia by Dutasteride, a Dual 5α-Reductase Inhibitor
- Disposition and Pharmacokinetics of [14C]Finasteride After Oral Administration in Humans
- Structure and Expression of a New Complementary DNA Encoding the Almost Exclusive 3β-Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenase/Δ5-Δ4-Isomerase in Human Adrenals and Gonads
Related research 6
- Evaluation of the Therapeutic Effects of AGA Drugs by Measuring Finasteride, Dutasteride, and Dihydrotestosterone in Hair
- What Do We Know About 5-Alpha Reductase Inhibitors?
- Dutasteride in Androgenetic Alopecia: An Update
- Dutasteride for Men with Androgenic Alopecia Unresponsive to Finasteride
- Atypical Post-Finasteride Syndrome: A Pharmacological Riddle
- The Preventive and Therapeutic Efficacy of Finasteride and Dutasteride in TRAMP Mice
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