P Brozic
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· 2 papers in corpus
· active 2008-2009
Human hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase (HSD) AKR1C1 is a member of the aldo-keto reductase superfamily, and it functions mainly as a 20alpha-HSD. It catalyzes the reduction of the potent progesterone to the weak 20alpha-hydroxyprogesterone, and…
Carcinogenesis of hormone-related cancers involves hormone-stimulated cell proliferation, which increases the number of cell divisions and the opportunity for random genetic errors. In target tissues, steroid hormones are interconverted bet…