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SIGNIFICANCE OF THE HYDROXYL GROUPS OF STEROIDS IN PROMOTING GROWTH

The presence of a 17β-hydroxyl group endows the simple androstane molecule with the ability to produce growth of the uterus, vagina, and prostate of the female hypophysectomized albino rat. It appears that hydrogen atoms at position 17 are of critical importance since related compounds with a ketone...

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Autores principales: Huggins, Charles, Jensen, Elwood V.
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Rockefeller University Press 1954
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2136371/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/13192250