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Prostate cancer: 9. Treatment of advanced disease
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Fig. 1: Pathways of endocrine control of gonadal function and sites of action of hormonal agents. The tissues involved in regulation of gonadal function are indicated by bold type. Direction of action of endocrines is indicated by arrows. Dotted lines indicate where various hormonal agents (shown in italic) interfere with normal endocrine flow. ACTH = adrenocorticotropic hormone, DES = diethylstilbestrol, DHEA = dehydroepiandrosterone, DHT = dihydrotestosterone, FSH = follicle-stimulating hormone, LH = luteinizing hormone, LH-RH = luteinizing hormone releasing hormone. |
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