Pregnanedione, or pregnane-3,20-dione, may refer to:
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5α-Dihydroprogesterone
5α-Dihydroprogesterone (5α-DHP, allopregnanedione, or 5α-pregnane-3,20-dione) is an endogenous progestogen and neurosteroid that is synthesized from progesterone. It is also an intermediate in the synthesis of allopregnanolone and isopregnan ...
(5α-pregnane-3,20-dione)
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5β-Dihydroprogesterone (5β-pregnane-3,20-dione)
See also
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Progesterone
Progesterone (P4) is an endogenous steroid and progestogen sex hormone involved in the menstrual cycle, pregnancy, and embryogenesis of humans and other species. It belongs to a group of steroid hormones called the progestogens and is the ma ...
(pregn-4-ene-3,20-dione)
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Pregnanolone
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Pregnanediol
Pregnanediol, or 5β-pregnane-3α,20α-diol, is an inactive metabolic product of progesterone. A test can be done to measure the amount of pregnanediol in urine, which offers an indirect way to measure progesterone levels in the body.
From the ur ...
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Pregnanetriol
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Pregna-4,20-dien-3,6-dione
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Hydroxyprogesterone
References
Pregnanes
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