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. 1969 Nov;115(3):489–493. doi: 10.1042/bj1150489

Androgen sulphate formation in male and female mice

D A Lewis 1
PMCID: PMC1185128  PMID: 4242857

Abstract

1. After the administration of large doses of androsterone, epiandrosterone, dehydroepiandrosterone and testosterone to mice, females excreted more of the dose conjugated with sulphuric acid than did males. 2. Liver slices from female mice conjugated androgens with sulphuric acid to a greater extent than did slices from males. 3. Sulphotransferase preparations from livers of female rats and mice catalysed the formation of dehydroepiandrosterone sulphate at a faster rate than preparations from livers of the male animals. 4. A possible explanation for the observed sex differences is discussed.

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