The androgen metabolite, 5α-androstane-3β,17β-diol (3β-diol), activates the oxytocin promoter through an estrogen receptor-β pathway.

Autor: Hiroi R; Department of Basic Medical Sciences, University of Arizona College of Medicine-Phoenix, Building ABC1, Room 422, 425 North Fifth Street, Phoenix, Arizona 85004, USA., Lacagnina AF, Hinds LR, Carbone DG, Uht RM, Handa RJ

Publikováno v: Endocrinology [Endocrinology] 2013 May; Vol. 154 (5), pp. 1802-12. Date of Electronic Publication: 2013 Mar 20.