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April 1994 in “Baillière's clinical endocrinology and metabolism” 5α-reductase is essential for male sexual development and its inhibitors have potential in treating various conditions related to hormone action.
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Human hair keratins can be turned into useful 3D biomedical scaffolds through a freeze-thaw process.