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Exhibit 56: Aromatase Pathway

Aromatase Pathway. The fork. A single testosterone surge; 5-alpha-reductase turns it to DHT for the body, aromatase turns it to estradiol for the brain, one signal, two enzymes, two organs.

The fork. A single testosterone surge; 5-alpha-reductase turns it to DHT for the body, aromatase turns it to estradiol for the brain, one signal, two enzymes, two organs.

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