Biologically Active Substance
androstane
Subclass of:
Steroids
Definitions related to androstanes:
  • The family of steroids from which the androgens are derived.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
  • (androstane compound) Any substance that is made by combining two or more elements with the 19-carbon tetracyclic hydrocarbon that is the parent structure of the androgens.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
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