Androgen receptors in the cytosol of normal mucosa and of pharyngo-laryngeal epitheliomas in humans]

Specific binding for 5 alpha dihydrotestosterone has been characterized in cytosol fraction from human pharyngeal and laryngeal mucosae. The high binding affinity of the protein receptor (Kd 2 x 10(-10)M) and its low capacity are similar in both sexes, and similar in both normal mucosa and epithelioma.