5alpha-androstane-3alpha,17beta-diol is formed in tammar wallaby pouch young testes by a pathway involving 5alpha-pregnane-3alpha,17alpha-diol-20-one as a key intermediate.

Wilson, Jean D; Auchus, Richard J; Leihy, Michael W; Guryev, Oleg L; Estabrook, Ronald W; Osborn, Susan M; Shaw, Geoffrey; Renfree, Marilyn B

Wilson, Jean D; Auchus, Richard J; Leihy, Michael W; Guryev, Oleg L; Estabrook, Ronald W; Osborn, Susan M; Shaw, Geoffrey; Renfree, Marilyn B.

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Wilson JD; Department of Zoology, University of Melbourne, Victoria 3010, Australia. jwils1@mednet.swmed.edu

Endocrinology ; 144(2): 575-80, 2003 Feb.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-12538619

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Androstane-3,17-diol/biosynthesis; Macropodidae/metabolism; Pregnanediol/metabolism; Testis/metabolism; Age Factors; Animals; Female; Male; Pregnanediol/analogs & derivatives; Progestins/pharmacokinetics; Testis/growth & development; Testosterone/pharmacokinetics; Tritium

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Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Pregnanediol / Testis / Androstane-3,17-diol / Macropodidae Limits: Animals Language: En Journal: Endocrinology Year: 2003 Type: Article Affiliation country: Australia

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