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TITLE Finasteride: a clinical review. 36 REFS AUTHOR Gormley GJ ORGANISATION Merck Research Laboratories, Rahway, NJ 07065-0914, USA. SOURCE Biomed Pharmacother 1995; 49 (7-8): 319-24 LANGUAGE OF PUBLICATION English ABSTRACT Finasteride is the first of a new class of 5 alpha-reductase inhibitors which allows selective androgen deprivation affecting dihydrotestosterone (DHT) levels in target organs such as the prostate and scalp hair without effecting circulating levels of testosterone thus preserving the desired androgen mediated effects on muscle strength, bone density and sexual function. Finasteride has been demonstrated to produce significant effects in men with an enlarged prostate gland. The long-term data now emerging suggests that progression of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) may be arrested providing additional long term benefits. Experimental uses in prostate cancer prevention and male pattern baldness offer new and exciting possibilities for this class of compounds. (AUTHOR) MJTR: Enzyme Inhibitors. Finasteride. MNTR: Alopecia DT. Enzyme Inhibitors TU. Finasteride ME. Finasteride TU. Hirsutism DT. Human. Male. Prostatic Hyperplasia DT. Prostatic Neoplasms DT. JOURNAL ARTICLE. REVIEW. REVIEW, TUTORIAL RNUM: 0 (Enzyme Inhibitors); 98319-26-7 (Finasteride) GEOT: FRANCE IDEN: ISSN: 0753-3322. JOURNAL-CODE: A59. ENTRY-DATE: 960306. JOURNAL-SUBSET: M. IM-DATE: 9605. ACCE: 96145521 Copyright © 2007 follicle.com All rights reserved. Information in this document may change without notice. |