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... > Polycyclic Compounds > Fused-Ring Compounds > Steroids > Androstanes > Androstanols > Dihydrotestosterone
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Preferred term

Dihydrotestosterone  

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Entry terms

  • 17beta Hydroxy 5alpha Androstan 3 One
  • 17beta-Hydroxy-5alpha-Androstan-3-One
  • 5 alpha DHT
  • 5-alpha-DHT
  • 5 alpha Dihydrotestosterone
  • 5 alpha-Dihydrotestosterone
  • 5-alpha Dihydrotestosterone
  • Androstanolone
  • Dihydrotestosterone, 5-alpha
  • Stanolone

Scope note

  • A potent androgenic metabolite of TESTOSTERONE. It is produced by the action of the enzyme 3-OXO-5-ALPHA-STEROID 4-DEHYDROGENASE.

History note

  • 2004 (1963)

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D013196

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