17-Methyltestosterone ወደ ዒላማው ሕዋስ ሕዋሳት ውስጥ ገብቶ ወደ ፅንፍ-ኢሮጂን ተቀባይ ተደርገው ሊገባ ይችላል, ወይም በሳይቶፕላስሚክ ኢንጅሙ 5α-reductase አማካኝነት ወደ 5α-dihydrotestosterone (DHT) ይቀንሳል.
I-17-Methyltestosterone ingangena kwiiseli zetekisi ezijoliswe kuyo, zibophelela kwi-androgen receptor, okanye ziyancitshiswa kwi-5α-dihydrotestosterone (DHT) nge-enzyme ye-cytoplasm 5α-reductase.