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    Glossary Steroid 5 Alpha-Reductase 2

    enzyme converting testosterone to potent androgen dihydrotestosterone (DHT)

    Steroid 5 Alpha-Reductase 2 (also known as 5α-Reductase Type 2 or SRD5A2) is an enzyme that converts testosterone into dihydrotestosterone (DHT), a more potent androgen. This enzyme plays a crucial role in the development of male characteristics and is also implicated in conditions like male pattern baldness and benign prostatic hyperplasia.

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    1. The 5 Alpha-Reductase Isozyme Family: A Review of Basic Biology and Their Role in Human Diseases Advances in Urology · 2011 · 218 citations
    2. LY191704: a selective, nonsteroidal inhibitor of human steroid 5 alpha-reductase type 1. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 1993 · 53 citations
    3. Synthesis and Biological Evaluation of 4-(4-(Alkyl-and Phenylaminocarbonyl)benzoyl)benzoic Acid Derivatives as Non-steroidal Inhibitors of Steroid 5α-Reductase Isozymes 1 and 2 Archiv Der Pharmazie · 2002 · 8 citations
    4. Synthesis of phenanthridin-3-one derivatives: Non-steroidal inhibitors of steroid 5-α-reductase Tetrahedron Letters · 1995 · 20 citations
    5. Novel 5α-Reductase Inhibitors:  Synthesis, Structure−Activity Studies, and Pharmacokinetic Profile of Phenoxybenzoylphenyl Acetic Acids Journal of Medicinal Chemistry · 2005 · 18 citations
    6. Human Osteoblast-Like Cells Express Predominantly Steroid 5α-Reductase Type 1 The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism · 2002 · 56 citations
    7. Androgenetic alopecia: An autosomal dominant disorder The American Journal of Medicine · 1995 · 80 citations
    8. 5α-Reduced glucocorticoids: a story of natural selection Journal of Endocrinology · 2011 · 46 citations
    9. Activity of type 1 5α-reductase is greater in the follicular infrainfundibulum compared with the epidermis British Journal of Dermatology · 1997 · 12 citations
    10. Estrogen and androgen signaling in the pathogenesis of BPH Nature reviews. Urology · 2011 · 149 citations
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