5α-reductase inhibitors/finasteride
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Stoner, Elizabeth
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Article
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1996
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) is a disease diagnosed by the presence of prostatic enlargement and lower-tract urinary obstruction. Finasteride (Proscar@), is a potent and specific inhibitor of 5a-reductase, which inhibits the conversion of testosterone (T) to dihydrotestosterone (DHT) an import