Metabolism and mode of action of androgens in target tissue of male rats. IV. Mode of action of 5 alpha-androstane-3,17-dione, 5 alpha-androstane-3 alpha,17 beta-diol and of 5 alpha-androstane-3 beta,17 beta-diol at a cellular level on seminal vesicles and prostates of rats.

17-Hydroxycorticosteroids/pharmacology Androstanes/pharmacology Animals Castration Cell Division/drug effects DNA/analysis Dihydrotestosterone/pharmacology Fructose-Bisphosphate Aldolase/metabolism Glucosephosphate Dehydrogenase/metabolism Isocitrate Dehydrogenase/metabolism Malate Dehydrogenase/metabolism Male Prostate/drug effects,enzymology,metabolism Proteins/analysis RNA/analysis Rats Seminal Vesicles/enzymology,metabolism Sterols/pharmacology Stimulation, Chemical

17-Hydroxycorticosteroids Androstanes Proteins Sterols Dihydrotestosterone RNA DNA Malate Dehydrogenase Isocitrate Dehydrogenase Glucosephosphate Dehydrogenase Fructose-Bisphosphate Aldolase