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Abstract
Estrone and estradiol-17beta were incubated with various eye tissues of female rabbits. The interconversion of both estrogenes by the action of 17beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase decreased in the sequence cornea, iris, retina, and lens. In a smaller yield estradiol-17alpha was also formed from estrone. The cornea seems to be an active estrogen-metabolizing tissue. The role of estrogens and progestogens in the tissues of the anterior eye segment is briefly discussed.Entities:
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Year: 1975 PMID: 1080648 DOI: 10.1007/bf00414806
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Albrecht Von Graefes Arch Klin Exp Ophthalmol ISSN: 0065-6100