Jesus christ you're still clinging onto this and still being condescending lol.
Tell me again what studies show potent antiandrogen properties? There are only 4 studies that involves RU-59063. The very first study in 1994 was the only study to show it being a strong antiandrogen.
The 1997 study you linked to did not study RU specifically, but that study was slightly flawed in that the reporter was slightly antagonized by the ARs themselves used in the study in a ligand independent fashion. But still, even this study showed Ru 59063 had androgen receptor agonist properties. Here is one table:
http://m.jbc.org/content/272/25/15973/T1.expansion.html
This study is inconclusive but foreshadows whats to come.
Next comes the 2000 study I cited, using a CAT assay to show the AR agonist properties of RU 59063 and the derivative. It doesn't take a deep understanding of the procedures and mechanisms to know what it does lol. They used the cytosol from the ventral prostate of castrated Wistar rats.
The general idea of a CAT assay is relatively straightforward. The CAT gene produces an enzyme, and the gene is attached to a reporter gene, such as one for the AR. When an agonist binds to the AR, it activates it. What happens? The AR binds to DNA and upregulates genes. In an assay, the reporter gene is transcripted and the enzyme is produced. The level of agonism is determined by measuring the activity of the produced enzyme, or any other marker.
The CV-1 cell line (derived from kidney cells) is suitable for cotransfection, which is why it is used.
An antiandrogen would result in ZERO CAT activity, but guess what they found? A level of CAT activity induced by RU-59063 comparable to DHT. This study is pretty conclusive, but you are calling it insignificant lol.
The scientific community has the consensus that it is an androgen receptor agonist, and research on the compound itself was abandoned after this in favor of its derivatives.
You are the only one clinging to the hope that it is actually an antiandrogen for scalp AR just because there have been no studies on its effects on scalp AR.
Did you know that the SARM RAD-140 exerted protective effects on the prostate against testosterone in rats? It doesn't make it an antiandrogen. It's what happens when a ligand with weaker effects competes with a stronger ligand for the same receptor.
Go ahead and keep being condescending.
Keep in mind for anyone that wants to try this, you are paying big money for an abandoned compound that has been shown to activate the androgen receptor in the most recent study, and has had zero safety studies done on it.
You can try it if you want, not going to stop you. I find it funny how you are continually being condscending and attacking my intelligence despite the burden of proof being higher for you.