Tritiated 4-androstene-3,17-dione was incubated with human submaxillary gland homoaenates. In 180-minute incubations, human submaxillary gland converted 4-androstene-3, 17-dione predominately to testosterone and to a lesser extent, 5α-androstane-3α,17β-diol and androsterone.
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