Orally administered melatonin stimulates the 3 alpha/beta-hydroxysteroid oxidoreductase but not the 5 alpha-reductase in the ventral prostate and seminal vesicles of pinealectomized rats.
D015096:3-Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenases / Q000378:metabolism*; D013741:3-Oxo-5-alpha-Steroid 4-Dehydrogenase / Q000378:metabolism; D000818:Animals; D008297:Male; D008550:Melatonin / Q000494:pharmacology*; D010870:Pineal Gland / Q000502:physiology*; D011467:Prostate / Q000187:drug effects / Q000201:enzymology*; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D012669:Seminal Vesicles / Q000187:drug effects / Q000201:enzymology*
D015096:3-Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenases; D013741:3-Oxo-5-alpha-Steroid 4-Dehydrogenase; D008550:Melatonin