Abstract
A polarographic method is suggested and can be recommended as a simple device for measuring the rates of oxidation of steroid hormones and xenobiotics. The rate of hydroxylation of steroids depends, it is suggested, on the polarity of the molecule of the oxidation substrate.
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Sergeev, P.V., Khalilov, É.M., Archakov, A.I. et al. Hydroxylation of xenobiotics and steroids in the endoplasmic reticulum of the rat liver. Bull Exp Biol Med 81, 346–348 (1976). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00804915
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00804915