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androgen biosynthetic process

Known as: androgen synthesis, androgen formation, androgen anabolism 
The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of androgens, C19 steroid hormones that can stimulate the development of male sexual… 
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2008
2008
cAMP-induced expression of the orphan nuclear receptor Nur77 in MA-10 Leydig cells involves a CaMKI pathway.
The Nur77 (Nr4a1) gene, encoding the orphan nuclear receptor NUR77 (NR4A1), is an immediate early response gene whose expression… 
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2007
Highly Cited
2007
Pioglitazone Inhibits Androgen Production in NCI-H295R Cells by Regulating Gene Expression of CYP17 and HSD3B2
Thiazolidinediones (TZDs) such as pioglitazone and rosiglitazone are widely used as insulin sensitizers in the treatment of type… 
2003
2003
Cell-specific and Hormone-regulated Expression of Gonadotropin-regulated Testicular RNA Helicase Gene (GRTH/Ddx25) Resulting from Alternative Utilization of Translation Initiation Codons in the Rat…
Gonadotropin-regulated testicular RNA helicase (GRTH) is a novel DEAD-box protein with ATPase and RNA helicase activities. GRTH… 
1996
1996
20-amino and 20,21-aziridinyl pregnene steroids: development of potent inhibitors of 17 alpha-hydroxylase/C17,20-lyase (P450 17).
Highly Cited
1995
Highly Cited
1995
The müllerian inhibitor and mammalian sexual development.
The elegant embryological experiments of Jost demonstrated the existence of a foetal testicular factor that is required to cause… 
Highly Cited
1988
Highly Cited
1988
Apoprotein E-rich high density lipoproteins inhibit ovarian androgen synthesis.
Highly Cited
1988
Highly Cited
1988
Adrenergic regulation of ovarian androgen biosynthesis is mediated via beta 2-adrenergic theca-interstitial cell recognition sites.
Acting alone or in concert with pituitary gonadotropins, catecholamines have recently been shown to enhance androgen production… 
Highly Cited
1975
Highly Cited
1975
Suppression of plasma androgens by spironolactone in castrated men with carcinoma of the prostate.
1971
1971
Testicular steroidogeneis in vitro in the rat in response to blinding, pinealectomy and to the addition of melatonin.
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1968
Highly Cited
1968
Effect of experimental bilateral cryptorchidism on testicular enzymes related to androgen formation.
When rat testes were surgically forced to remain in the abdomen for a month, weight of testicular glands was strongly reduced. By… 
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