"Androstenedione" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
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.
| Descriptor ID |
D000735
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D04.210.500.054.079.329 D04.210.500.578.502.112 D06.472.040.502.112 D06.472.334.851.968.875
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| Concept/Terms |
Androstenedione- Androstenedione
- delta-4-Androstenedione
- delta 4 Androstenedione
- 4-Androstene-3,17-dione
- 4 Androstene 3,17 dione
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| 2016 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Androstenedione" 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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Diet and sex hormones in boys: findings from the dietary intervention study in children. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2006 Oct; 91(10):3992-6.
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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.