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Literature summary for 1.3.1.22 extracted from

  • Sanchez, P.; Torres, J.M.; Ortega, E.
    Effects of dihydrotestosterone on brain mRNA levels of steroid 5alpha-reductase isozymes in early postnatal life of rat (2005), Neurochem. Res., 30, 577-581.
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Activating Compound

Activating Compound Comment Organism Structure
dihydrotestosterone significantly increases 5alpha-R1 mRNA and 5alpha-R2 mRNA expression in male rats Rattus norvegicus

Application

Application Comment Organism
medicine higher expression of 5alpha-R2, which is considered a masculinizing enzyme, in the female versus male central nervous system, sexual dimorphism in the regulation of 5alpha isozymes by dihydrotestosterone Rattus norvegicus

Inhibitors

Inhibitors Comment Organism Structure
dihydrotestosterone significantly decreases 5alpha-R1 mRNA and 5alpha-R2 mRNA expression in female rats Rattus norvegicus

Organism

Organism UniProt Comment Textmining
Rattus norvegicus
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Source Tissue

Source Tissue Comment Organism Textmining
brain
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Rattus norvegicus
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central nervous system
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Rattus norvegicus
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prefrontal cortex similar 5alpha-R1 mRNA expression in female and male rats, 5alpha-R2 mRNA expression significantly higher in females than in males Rattus norvegicus
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Synonyms

Synonyms Comment Organism
5alpha-R1
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Rattus norvegicus
5alpha-R2
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Rattus norvegicus
steroid 5alpha-reductase
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Rattus norvegicus
type 1 steroid 5alpha-reductase
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Rattus norvegicus
type 2 steroid 5alpha-reductase
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Rattus norvegicus