Lauri Kangas

No ORCID on file · 1 paper in corpus · active 2006

Study types

  • other 1

Condition tags

  • endometriosis 1
other 2006
Molecular and cellular endocrinology ·doi:10.1016/j.mce.2005.11.044

The estradiol-synthesizing enzyme 17beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 1 (17betaHSD1) is mainly responsible for the conversion of estrone (E1) to the potent estrogen estradiol (E2). It is a key player to control tissue levels of E2 and …