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Human sex hormone-binding globulin gene expression in transgenic mice.
Molecular endocrinology (Baltimore, Md.) - 1 Jan 1998
Jänne M, Deol H K, Power S G, Yee S P, Hammond G L
Abstract excerpt
The sex hormone-binding globulin gene (shbg) is expressed in the liver and testis as well as in several other tissues that play important roles in reproduction. Expression of shbg in the human liver results in the production of plasma sex hormone-binding globulin (SHBG), which regulates the bioavailability of sex steroids in the blood. Although shbg is not expressed in rodent livers postnatally, it gives rise to...
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