Alternative pathway androgen biosynthesis and human fetal female virilization
Alternative pathway androgen biosynthesis and human fetal female virilization
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United States: National Academy of Sciences
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English
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United States: National Academy of Sciences
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Androgen biosynthesis in the human fetus proceeds through the adrenal sex steroid precursor dehydroepiandrosterone, which is converted to testosterone in the gonads, followed by further activation to 5α-dihydrotestosterone in genital skin, thereby facilitating male external genital differentiation. Congenital adrenal hyperplasia due to P450 oxidore...
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Alternative pathway androgen biosynthesis and human fetal female virilization
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TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_6825302
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_6825302
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0027-8424
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1091-6490
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10.1073/pnas.1906623116
