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dihydrotestosterone
(redirected from Androstanolone)

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dihydrotestosterone /di·hy·dro·tes·tos·te·rone/ (DHT) (-tes-tos´te-ron) an androgenic hormone formed in peripheral tissue by the action of 5 on testosterone; thought to be the androgen responsible for development of male primary sex characters during embryogenesis and of male secondary sex characters at puberty, and for adult male sexual function.
di·hy·dro·tes·tos·ter·one (d-hdr-ts-tst-rn)
n. Abbr. DHT
A derivative of testosterone having androgenic activity and anabolic and tumor-suppressing capabilities useful in the treatment of certain breast cancers. Also called stanolone.
dihydrotestosterone
reduced, more active form of testosterone in males; associated with follicular atresia in the female.
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