"Androstenedione" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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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.
| Descriptor ID |
D000735
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| MeSH 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
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| Concept/Terms |
Androstenedione- Androstenedione
- delta-4-Androstenedione
- delta 4 Androstenedione
- 4-Androstene-3,17-dione
- 4 Androstene 3,17 dione
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1994 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1997 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Androstenedione" by people in Profiles.
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Increased cerebrospinal fluid levels of GABA, testosterone and estradiol in women with polycystic ovary syndrome. Hum Reprod. 2017 07 01; 32(7):1450-1456.
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Resistance of gonadotropin releasing hormone drive to sex steroid-induced suppression in hyperandrogenic anovulation. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 1997 Dec; 82(12):4179-83.
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Androstenedione increases thromboxane A2 receptors in human erythroleukemia cells. Life Sci. 1996; 58(8):683-90.
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A prospective study of endogenous hormones and breast cancer. Cancer Detect Prev. 1994; 18(2):79-85.
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Sex steroid hormones are altered in essential hypertension. J Hypertens. 1989 Mar; 7(3):181-7.
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Effects of sex hormones on the level of the messenger RNA for the rat hepatic protein alpha 2u globulin. J Biol Chem. 1976 Jun 25; 251(12):3594-8.