11 citations
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May 2024 in “Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology” In this study, researchers found that human ovaries at different life stages biosynthesize both canonical and non-canonical steroid hormones, with fetal ovaries showing higher enzyme activity related to estradiol and testosterone conversion compared to adult tissues.
August 2026 in “Biomedical Chromatography” This study found that topical application of RU 58841 resulted in considerable systemic exposure, identifying several metabolites without affecting steroid profile determinations in routine doping controls.
August 2024 in “Biomedical Journal of Scientific & Technical Research” This review discusses the role of steroid 5 alpha reductase 2 in converting testosterone to DHT and its association with conditions like benign prostatic hyperplasia and prostate cancer; it reports no new results.
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March 2015 in “Clinical Endocrinology” This study introduced a validated LC-MS/MS-based method for profiling long-term steroid concentrations in human scalp hair, offering potential applications in endocrinology research.
30 citations
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April 2011 in “Rapid communications in mass spectrometry/RCM. Rapid communications in mass spectrometry” This study found that using hair steroid profiling, dutasteride treatment led to reduced dihydrotestosterone levels and DHT/testosterone ratio in patients with male-pattern baldness.