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.
17-Methyltestosterone ikhoza kulowa m'kati mwa maselo omwe amamangiriza, kumangika ku androgen receptor, kapena kuchepetsedwa kukhala 5α-dihydrotestosterone (DHT) ndi mapuloteni a cytoplasmic 5α-reductase.