Strawberry Decreases Intraluminal and Intestinal Wall Hydrolysis of Testosterone Undecanoate
Male hypogonadism is often treated by testosterone (T) replacement therapy such as oral administration of the ester prodrug, testosterone undecanoate (TU). However, the systemic exposure to T following oral TU is very low due to esterase-mediated metabolism, particularly in the small intestine. The...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2021-01-01
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Series: | Molecules |
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/26/1/233 |