Cyproterone
Автор:
Jesse Russell,Ronald Cohn, 150 стр., издатель:
"Книга по Требованию", ISBN:
978-5-5107-1675-7
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Cyproterone acetate (also known as Androcur, Cyprostat, Cyproteron, Procur, Cyprone, Cyprohexal, Ciproterona, Cyproteronum, Neoproxil, Siterone) is an antiandrogen (i.e., it suppresses the actions of testosterone (and its metabolite dihydrotestosterone) on tissues). It acts by blocking androgen receptors which prevents androgens from binding to them and suppresses luteinizing hormone (which in turn reduces testosterone levels). Its main indications are prostate cancer, benign prostatic hyperplasia, priapism, hypersexuality and other conditions in which androgen action maintains the disease process. Due to its anti-androgen effect, it can also be used to treat hirsutism, and is a common component in hormone therapy for male-to-female transsexual people. Данное издание представляет собой компиляцию сведений, находящихся в свободном доступе в среде Интернет в целом, и в информационном сетевом ресурсе "Википедия" в частности. Собранная по...
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