although we could not demonstrate either a specific retention of the 3 beta-hydroxysteroids in the nuclei or conclusive differences in steroid accumulation between epithelium and stroma of bph and normal prostate , which could explain the development of the disease , the high levels in the tissue particularly of a-diol would be compatible with estrogenic action at the prostate level .
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hydroxysteroids
C0038317
steroid