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 isopre ...
(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 m ...
(pregn-4-ene-3,20-dione)
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Pregnanolone
Pregnanolone, also known as eltanolone, is an endogenous inhibitory neurosteroid which is produced in the body from progesterone. It is closely related to allopregnanolone, which has similar properties.
Biological activity
Pregnanolone is a ...
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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
Pregnadienedione (PDD), or pregna-4,20-dien-3,6-dione, is a steroid and pherine, or synthetic pheromone. PDD has been found to activate the vomeronasal organ in men. Moreover, inhalation by men has been found to affect autonomic and central f ...
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Hydroxyprogesterone
References
Pregnanes
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