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Assessment of steroidogenesis and steroidogenic enzyme functions

Van Luu-The1

  • 1Research Center in Molecular Endocrinology, Oncology and Human Genomics (CREMOGH) and Department of Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Laval University and the CHU de Quebec Research Center, Quebec City, Canada.

The Journal of Steroid Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
|June 18, 2013
PubMed

Keywords:
17-OH-PREG17-OH-PROG17-hydroxypregnenolone17-hydroxyprogesterone17α-hydroxylase/17–20 lyase (P450c17)17β-HSD17β-HSDn17β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase3α-HSD3α-diol3α-diol-G3α-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase3β-HSD3β-HSDn3β-diol3β-diol-G3β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase4-androstenedione4-dione5-androstene-3β,17β-diol5-diol5α-androstane-3α,17β-diol5α-androstane-3α,17β-diol glucuronide5α-androstane-3β*17β-diol glucuronide5α-androstane-3β,17β-diol5α-red5α-redn5α-reductaseADT,ADT-GARAndrogen biosynthesisBackdoor pathwayCYP11ACYP17A1CYP19CYP21ACancer cellsCholSDHEADHEASDHTDihydrotestosteroneE1E1SE2EREstradiolIntracrineOestrogen biosynthesisP450 21-hydroxylase (P450c21)P450 side chain cleavage (P450scc)PREGPROGSARMSTSSULT1A3SULT1E1SteroidogenesisTTestosteroneUDT-glucuronosyl transferaseUGTandrogen receptorandrosteroneandrosterone glucuronidearomatasecholesterol sulfatedehydroepiandroserone sulfatedehydroepiandrosteronedihydrotestosteroneepi-ADTepi-ADTSepi-androsteroneepi-androsterone sulfateestradiolestrogen receptorestrogen sulfotransferase type 1estroneestrone sulfatephenol sulfotransferase type 3pregnenoloneprogesteroneselective androgen receptor modulatorsteroid sulfotransferasetestosteronetype n 17β- hydroxysteroid dehydrogenasetype n 3β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenasetype n 5α-reductase

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