Estrogens and male reproduction: a new concept

The mammalian testis serves two main functions: production of spermatozoa and synthesis of steroids; among them estrogens are the end products obtained from the irreversible transformation of androgens by a microsomal enzymatic complex named aromatase. The aromatase is encoded by a single gene (cyp1...

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Main Authors: S. Carreau, D. Silandre, S. Bourguiba, K. Hamden, L. Said, S. Lambard, I. Galeraud-Denis, C. Delalande
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica 2007-06-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2007000600003