Androgen‐Binding Protein and Reproduction: Where Do We Stand?

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Androgen-binding protein (ABP) is a testicular glycoprotein (French and Ritze ´n, 1973;Danzo et al, 1974; Danzo and Black, 1990) that binds androgens with high affinity (Westphal, 1986) and transports them to the epididymis (French and Ritze ´n, 1973).The first evidence of ABPs existence came from the early 1970s, when a protein with a steroid-binding activity similar to the androgen receptor was detected in rat...

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