androstenedione
[an″dro-stēn´de-ōn] an androgen, C19H30O2, less potent than testosterone, secreted by the testis, ovary, and adrenal cortex.
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an·dro·stene·di·one
(an'drō-stēn'dī-ōn), Androstanedione with a double bond between C-4 and C-5; an androgenic steroid of weaker biologic potency than testosterone; secreted by the testis, ovary, and adrenal cortex.
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androstenedione
(ăn′drə-stēn′dī′ōn)n. An unsaturated androgenic steroid, C19H26O2, that is secreted by the testis, ovary, and adrenal cortex and is a precursor of both androgens and estrogens. Until 2005, when its nonprescription sale and use became illegal in the United States, synthetic androstenedione was used as a dietary supplement to enhance athletic performance.
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androstenedione
An androgenic steroid less potent than testosterone, which is produced by the adrenal cortex, ovary and testis and converted to estrone in fat and the liver; in men, overproduction of androstendione may cause feminisation.
Increased in
Cushing syndrome; ovarian, testicular or adrenocortical tumours; adrenal hyperplasia; polycystic ovary disease.
Decreased in
Hypogonadism, Addison’s disease.
Specimen
Serum.
Ref range
Women (premenopausal)—0.5–3 ng/mL; women (postmenopausal)—0.3-8 ng/mL; men—0.9–1.7 ng/mL.Segen's Medical Dictionary. © 2012 Farlex, Inc. All rights reserved.
androstenedione
An androgenic steroid, less potent than testosterone, which is produced by the adrenal cortex and gonads, and converted to estrone in fat and the liver; in ♂, overproduction of androstendione may cause feminization; androstenedione is ↑ in Cushing syndrome, ovarian, testicular, or adrenocortical tumors, adrenal hyperplasia, polycystic ovary disease; it is ↓ in hypogonadism, Addison's diseaseMcGraw-Hill Concise Dictionary of Modern Medicine. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
an·dro·stene·di·one
(an'drō-stēn'dī-ōn) An androgenic steroid of weaker biologic potency than testosterone; secreted by the testis, ovary, and the cortex of the suprarenal gland.
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performance enhancing drugMedical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing © Farlex 2012
Androstenedione
Also called "andro," this hormone occurs naturally during the making of testosterone and estrogen.
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