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Descriptor
English
:
Androstenediol
Descriptor
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Androstenediol
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Androstenediol
Tree Number:
D04.808.054.079.429.154.050
D06.472.334.851.968.750
Definition
English
:
An intermediate in
TESTOSTERONE
biosynthesis, found in the
TESTIS
or the
ADRENAL GLANDS
.
Androstenediol
, derived from
DEHYDROEPIANDROSTERONE
by the reduction of the 17-keto group (17-HYDROXYSTEROID DEHYDROGENASES), is converted to
TESTOSTERONE
by the
oxidation
of the 3-beta hydroxyl group to a 3-keto group (3-HYDROXYSTEROID DEHYDROGENASES).
Pharmacological Action:
Anabolic Agents
History Note
English
:
2004 (1976); use 5-ANDROSTENE-3,17-DIOL 1991-1997, use ANDROSTENEDIOLS 1976-1990
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Record Number:
747
Unique Identifier:
D015114
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