research Metabolism of finasteride in rat hepatic microsomes: Age and sex differences and effects of P450 inducers 4 citations , September 1994 in “Xenobiotica” Finasteride metabolism varies by age, sex, and P450 inducers, with males processing it faster.
research DETERMINATION OF FINASTERIDE AND RELATED COMPOUNDS BY REVERSED-PHASE HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY. I. CHOOSING THE MOBILE PHASE COMPOSITION 9 citations , January 1999 in “Journal of Liquid Chromatography & Related Technologies” Best results found using acetonitrile, water, and trifluoroacetic acid or methanol mixture.
research Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays for doping control of 5α-reductase inhibitors finasteride and dutasteride 10 citations , May 2010 in “Analytica Chimica Acta” New tests detect finasteride and dutasteride in urine quickly and easily.
research Protective effect of DA-9401 in finasteride-induced apoptosis in rat testis: inositol requiring kinase 1 and c-Jun N-terminal kinase pathway 18 citations , October 2017 in “Drug Design Development and Therapy” DA-9401 helps protect rat testis from finasteride damage.
research High-resolution mass spectrometric investigation of the phase I and II metabolites of finasteride in pig plasma, urine and bile 2 citations , December 2013 in “Xenobiotica” Finasteride metabolites found in pigs match human studies, making pigs a valid model for human drug research.
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