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. 1992 Mar-Apr;13(2):107-16.

The free hormone hypothesis. Distinction from the free hormone transport hypothesis

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The free hormone hypothesis. Distinction from the free hormone transport hypothesis

C M Mendel. J Androl. 1992 Mar-Apr.
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Abstract

I. The free hormone transport hypothesis: distinction from the free hormone hypothesis. II. The free hormone hypothesis: importance of the rate-limiting step in tissue uptake. III. Explicit consideration of multiple plasma hormone-binding proteins in transport models. IV. Diffusion barriers in transport models. V. Functions of plasma hormone-binding proteins. VI. Conclusions and areas for future investigation.

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