Membrane transporters for sulfated steroids in the human testis--cellular localization, expression pattern and functional analysis.

Sulfated steroid hormones are commonly considered to be biologically inactive metabolites, but may be reactivated by the steroid sulfatase into biologically active free steroids, thereby having regulatory function via nuclear androgen and estrogen receptors which are widespread in the testis. Howeve...

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Published in:	PLoS ONE
Main Authors:	Daniela Fietz, Katharina Bakhaus, Britta Wapelhorst, Gary Grosser, Sabine Günther, Jörg Alber, Barbara Döring, Sabine Kliesch, Wolfgang Weidner, Christina E Galuska, Michaela F Hartmann, Stefan A Wudy, Martin Bergmann, Joachim Geyer
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Online Access:	http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3648580?pdf=render