Analysis of relations between serum levels of epitestosterone, estradiol, testosterone, IGF-1 and prostatic specific antigen in men with benign prostatic hyperplasia and carcinoma of the prostate /

Epitestosterone competes with testosterone for androgen receptors and inhibits several enzymes of steroidogenesis. Insulin-like growth factors (IGFs) stimulate the growth of prostate cells and directly activate androgen receptors in prostatic tumor cell lines. The prostate-specific antigen (PSA) dec...

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Typ dokumentu: Článek
Jazyk: angličtina
ISSN: 0862-8408
Zdroj: Physiological research: Vol. 49, suppl. 1 (2000), s. S113-S118.
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Externí odkaz: http://www.biomed.cas.cz/physiolres/2000/suppl1.htm
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