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Effects of finasteride, a type 2 5-alpha reductase inhibitor, on fetal development in the rhesus monkey (Macaca mulatta)
1 Feb 1997
Abstract excerpt
In genetic male fetuses, dihydrotestosterone (DHT) plays an important role in normal prostatic and external genital differentiation. The enzyme steroid 5-alpha reductase (5 alpha R) catalyzes the conversion of testosterone (T) to DHT. The importance of 5 alpha R in sexual differentiation is evident from the study of human genetic males who congenitally lack this enzyme and consequently develop ambiguous...
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