Aromatization of 19-norandrogens by equine testicular microsomes.
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In the stallion testis, aromatase activity was localized in the microsomal fraction. Androgen aromatization occurred through the loss of 1 beta,2 beta hydrogen atoms and appeared to involve free sulfhydryl groups. A single enzyme system seemed to aromatize androgen and norandrogen at the same rate while having a much lower affinity for norandrogens.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- The Journal of biological chemistry
دوره 262 12 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1987