Hormone
androstenedione Audio
an·dro·stene·di·one
Effect:
Breast Glandular Development Alteration; Increased Protein Synthesis; Increased Testosterone Secretion; Penile Alteration
May Prevent:
Muscle Weakness
May Treat:
Muscle Weakness
More Information:
ChemID; DrugBank; DailyMed; PDR
Definitions related to androstenedione:
  • 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.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
  • A steroid hormone synthesized by the adrenal glands and the gonads from either 17-alpha-hydroxyprogesterone or dehydroepiandrosterone and is a precursor of testosterone.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • (androstanedione) A steroid hormone that is a mixture of alpha and beta isomers, which have different orientations for the hydrogen group at position 5. 5alpha-androstanedione is a metabolic precursor for both testosterone and estrone.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • Delta-4 C19 steroid that is produced in the testes, ovaries and adrenal cortex and can serve as a precursor to testosterone as well as estrone and estradiol.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
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