"Dehydroepiandrosterone" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A major C19 steroid produced by the ADRENAL CORTEX. It is also produced in small quantities in the TESTIS and the OVARY. Dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) can be converted to TESTOSTERONE; ANDROSTENEDIONE; ESTRADIOL; and ESTRONE. Most of DHEA is sulfated (DEHYDROEPIANDROSTERONE SULFATE) before secretion.
| Descriptor ID |
D003687
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D04.210.500.054.079.429.625 D04.210.500.578.502.400 D06.472.040.502.400 D06.472.334.851.968.952
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| Concept/Terms |
Dehydroepiandrosterone- Dehydroepiandrosterone
- 5-Androsten-3-beta-hydroxy-17-one
- 5 Androsten 3 beta hydroxy 17 one
- DHEA
- Prasterone
- Androstenolone
- Dehydroisoandrosterone
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| 1996 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Dehydroepiandrosterone" by people in Profiles.
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Umbilical cord blood androgen levels and ASD-related phenotypes at 12 and 36 months in an enriched risk cohort study. Mol Autism. 2017; 8:3.
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Differences in testosterone and its precursors by sex of the offspring in meconium. J Steroid Biochem Mol Biol. 2017 03; 167:78-85.
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Oral dehydroepiandrosterone replacement in older adults: effects on central adiposity, glucose metabolism and blood lipids. Clin Endocrinol (Oxf). 2011 Oct; 75(4):456-63.
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Dehydroepiandrosterone combined with exercise improves muscle strength and physical function in frail older women. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2010 Sep; 58(9):1707-14.
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Effects of dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) on cardiovascular risk factors in older women with frailty characteristics. Age Ageing. 2010 Jul; 39(4):451-8.
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Effects of dehydroepiandrosterone replacement therapy on bone mineral density in older adults: a randomized, controlled trial. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2006 Aug; 91(8):2986-93.
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Associations between reproductive and menstrual factors and postmenopausal androgen concentrations. J Womens Health (Larchmt). 2005 Oct; 14(8):704-12.
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Diet and sex hormones in girls: findings from a randomized controlled clinical trial. J Natl Cancer Inst. 2003 Jan 15; 95(2):132-41.
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Dehydroepiandrosterone, dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate, obesity, waist-hip ratio, and noninsulin-dependent diabetes in postmenopausal women: the Rancho Bernardo Study. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 1996 Jan; 81(1):59-64.