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CHU Laval, Quebec City
Studies describe new findings in endocrinology research
April 10th, 2005
Investigators in Canada, the United Kingdom and the United States have published new endocrinology data. Study 1: A new subfield of endocrinology, dubbed intracrinology, describes the local formation of sex steroids. F. Labrie, CHU Laval, Quebec City, explained, "In postmenopausal women, all estrogens and nearly all androgens are made locally in peripheral target tissues from the inactive adrenal steroid precursor dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA). In adult men, approximated 50% of androgens are made locally." "In fact, all the enzymes required to make androgens and estrogens are expressed in a cell-specific fashion, thus permitting...
Source: Aging & Elder Health Week (2005-04-10)
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