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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
The Possible Role of Extra-Gonadal Metabolism of Steroids in The Regulation of Plasma Steroid Levels (Cytochrome P-450, Liver)
Abstract
dc:descriptionThe circulating level of steroid hormones is determined by both the rate of production by the steroidogenic tissue and by the rate of elimination from the circulation. The rate of metabolism of steroid hormones to more water soluble compounds can be influenced by a variety of factors including diet and exposure to lipophilic compounds. Phenobarbital, a commonly used sedative, is known to increase the rate of hepatic metabolism and elimination of estrogen, progesterone and testosterone. The level of dietary protein is known to have a similar, albeit less predictable, effect on hepatic steroid metabolism.
Degree
thesis:*- Name thesis:degree_name
- Ph.D.
- Level thesis:degree_level
- Dissertation
- Discipline thesis:degree_discipline
- Animal Sciences
- Grantor
- University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Year dc:date
- 2014
Author and committee
dc:creator, dc:contributor.*- Author dc:creator
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- Thomford, Peter James
Subjects
dc:subject × 1Identifiers
dc:identifier.*- Identifier
- (UMI)AAI8521892
- OAI identifier oai:identifier
- oai:www.ideals.illinois.edu:2142/70028