Androgens in women are essentially made from DHEA in each peripheral tissue according to intracrinology

@article{Labrie2017AndrogensIW,
  title={Androgens in women are essentially made from DHEA in each peripheral tissue according to intracrinology},
  author={Fernand Labrie and C{\'e}line Martel and Alain Bélanger and Georges Pelletier},
  journal={The Journal of Steroid Biochemistry and Molecular Biology},
  year={2017},
  volume={168},
  pages={9-18}
}
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