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ey0019.14-4 | Steroidogenesis and beyond | ESPEYB19

14.4. Quantification of androgens and their precursors in full-term human placenta

T Yoshida , K Matsumoto , M Miyado , Y Miyashiro , H Sago , R Horikawa , M Fukami

Eur J Endocrinol 2021;185:K7–K11 doi: 10.1530/EJE-21-0312Brief Summary: Steroid profiling of 10 placentas of healthy full-term neonates (five male and five female) using liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry revealed the presence of C11-oxy C19 steroids (androgens) in the fetal-placental unit at term – pointing to alternative androgen pathways in this unit.<p cla...