Open AccessENZIMA 5ALFA-REDUTTASI NEL CERVELLO: UNA STORIA ANCORA COMPLICATA
Author(s) -
Roberto Cosimo Melcangi
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
incontri di studio
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2384-9878
pISSN - 2279-5251
DOI - 10.4081/incontri.2019.606
Subject(s) - testosterone (patch) , enzyme , chemistry , endocrinology , biology , biochemistry
The enzyme 5alpha-reductase represents an important enzymatic pathway of the sex steroids, such as progesterone and testosterone. Its physiophatological role in the nervous system will be here discussed. Indeed, despite several observations have been obtained so far, several diagnostic and therapeutic aspects need to be clarified.