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Descriptor English: Androstenedione
Descriptor Spanish: Androstenodiona
Descriptor androstenodiona
Scope note: Esteroide C19 delta-4 que no solo se produce en el TESTÍCULO, sino también en el OVARIO y la CORTEZA SUPRARRENAL Dependiendo del tipo de tejido, la androstenodiona puede ser precursora de la TESTOSTERONA, de la ESTRONA o del ESTRADIOL.
Descriptor Portuguese: Androstenodiona
Descriptor French: Androstènedione
Entry term(s): 4 Androstene 3,17 dione
4-Androstene-3,17-dione
delta 4 Androstenedione
delta-4-Androstenedione
Tree number(s): D04.210.500.054.079.329
D04.210.500.578.502.112
D06.472.040.502.112
D06.472.334.851.968.875
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D000735
Scope note: A delta-4 C19 steroid that is produced not only in the TESTIS, but also in the OVARY and the ADRENAL CORTEX. Depending on the tissue type, androstenedione can serve as a precursor to TESTOSTERONE as well as ESTRONE and ESTRADIOL.
Allowable Qualifiers: AA analogs & derivatives
AD administration & dosage
AE adverse effects
AG agonists
AI antagonists & inhibitors
AN analysis
BI biosynthesis
BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CH chemistry
CL classification
CS chemical synthesis
DF deficiency
EC economics
GE genetics
HI history
IM immunology
IP isolation & purification
ME metabolism
PD pharmacology
PH physiology
PK pharmacokinetics
PO poisoning
RE radiation effects
SD supply & distribution
ST standards
TO toxicity
TU therapeutic use
UR urine
Registry Number: 409J2J96VR
CAS Type 1 Name: Androst-4-ene-3,17-dione
Public MeSH Note: 74
History Note: 74(73)
DeCS ID: 750
Unique ID: D000735
NLM Classification: WJ 875
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1974/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2016/05/27
Androstenedione - Preferred
Concept UI M0001113
Scope note A delta-4 C19 steroid that is produced not only in the TESTIS, but also in the OVARY and the ADRENAL CORTEX. Depending on the tissue type, androstenedione can serve as a precursor to TESTOSTERONE as well as ESTRONE and ESTRADIOL.
Preferred term Androstenedione
Entry term(s) 4 Androstene 3,17 dione
4-Androstene-3,17-dione
delta 4 Androstenedione
delta-4-Androstenedione



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