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PREGNENOLONE
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Descriptor
English
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Pregnenolone
Descriptor
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Pregnenolona
Descriptor
Portuguese
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Pregnenolona
Tree Number:
D04.808.745.745.725
D06.472.040.585.745
D06.472.334.851.687.500
Definition
English
:
A 21-carbon steroid, derived from
CHOLESTEROL
and found in steroid hormone-producing
tissues
.
Pregnenolone
is the precursor to
GONADAL STEROID HORMONES
and the adrenal CORTICOSTEROIDS.
Indexing Annotation
English
:
do not confuse with
PREGNANOLONE
Allowable Qualifiers
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analogs & derivatives
administration & dosage
adverse effects
agonists
antagonists & inhibitors
analysis
biosynthesis
blood
cerebrospinal fluid
chemistry
classification
chemical synthesis
contraindications
deficiency
diagnostic use
economics
genetics
history
immunology
isolation & purification
metabolism
pharmacology
physiology
pharmacokinetics
poisoning
radiation effects
supply & distribution
secretion
standards
toxicity
therapeutic use
urine
Record Number:
11720
Unique Identifier:
D011284
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