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    Glossary Steroidogenic Enzymes

    specialized proteins that produce steroid hormones from cholesterol

    Steroidogenic enzymes are specialized proteins in the body that help produce steroid hormones, such as cortisol, estrogen, and testosterone. These enzymes facilitate chemical reactions that convert cholesterol into these hormones, which are crucial for various bodily functions like stress response, reproductive health, and metabolism.

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    1. Effect of perfluorooctanesulfonate exposure on steroid hormone levels and steroidogenic enzyme activities in juvenile <i>Silurana tropicalis</i> 2019 · 4 citations
    2. Prevention of Male Late-Onset Hypogonadism by Natural Polyphenolic Antioxidants Nutrients · 2024 · 12 citations
    3. Human Skin is a Steroidogenic Tissue: Steroidogenic Enzymes and Cofactors Are Expressed in Epidermis, Normal Sebocytes, and an Immortalized Sebocyte Cell Line (SEB-1) Journal of Investigative Dermatology · 2003 · 289 citations
    4. Congenital adrenal hyperplasia Dermatologic Therapy · 2008 · 16 citations
    5. Steroidogenesis in steroid related cancers University of Birmingham Institutional Research Archive (University of Birmingham) · 2016
    6. Is dehydroepiandrosterone a hormone? Journal of Endocrinology · 2005 · 403 citations
    7. Fadrozole and finasteride exposures modulate sex steroid- and thyroid hormone-related gene expression in Silurana (Xenopus) tropicalis early larval development General and Comparative Endocrinology · 2009 · 60 citations
    8. Repurposing steroidogenesis inhibitors for the therapy of neuropsychiatric disorders: Promises and caveats Neuropharmacology · 2018 · 10 citations
    9. Intratumoral <i>De Novo</i> Steroid Synthesis Activates Androgen Receptor in Castration-Resistant Prostate Cancer and Is Upregulated by Treatment with CYP17A1 Inhibitors Cancer research · 2011 · 402 citations
    10. Melatonin promotes secondary hair follicle development of early postnatal cashmere goat and improves cashmere quantity and quality by enhancing antioxidant capacity and suppressing apoptosis Journal of Pineal Research · 2019 · 46 citations
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