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androstane

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androstane /an·dro·stane/ (an´dro-stān) the hydrocarbon nucleus, C19H32, from which androgens are derived.
an·dro·stane (ndr-stn)
n.
A steroid hydrocarbon from which androgens are derived.

androstane [an´dro-stān]
the hydrocarbon nucleus, C19H32, from which androgens are derived.

androstane
the hydrocarbon nucleus, C19H32, from which androgens are derived.


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Induction of nuclear translocation of constitutive androstane receptor by peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor alpha synthetic ligands in mouse liver.
197) Specifically, the court found that, although five of eighteen disclosed androstanes were claimed, the specification did not identify which androstanes were useful or what biological properties they possessed: It is what the compounds are disclosed to do that is determinative here.
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