title: Histochemistry of some steroid-dehydrogenases in epithelia of human seminal vesicle, deferential ampulla, and prostate gland.
abstract: The cytochemical localization of 17 beta-SDH, 3 beta-SDH, and 3 alpha-SDH was made in human seminal vesicle, deferential ampulla and prostate. The enzymes showed a remarkable activity in the epithelial cells of all glands. The epithelia of prostate, seminal vesicle, and deferential ampulla were able to metabolize androgens through the reductive pathway, characteristic of target tissues.
mesh_terms: D015067:17-Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenases / Q000378:metabolism; D015096:3-Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenases / Q000378:metabolism; D045002:3-alpha-Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenase (B-Specific); D004848:Epithelium / Q000201:enzymology; D005954:Glucosephosphate Dehydrogenase / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011467:Prostate / Q000201:enzymology*; D012669:Seminal Vesicles / Q000201:enzymology*; D014649:Vas Deferens / Q000201:enzymology*
chemical_list: D015067:17-Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenases; D015096:3-Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenases; D005954:Glucosephosphate Dehydrogenase; D045002:3-alpha-Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenase (B-Specific)