androstanediol

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androstanediol /an·dro·stane·di·ol/ (an″dro-stān´de-ol) an androgen implicated in the regulation of gonadotropin secretion; a. glucuronide, a metabolite of dihydroxytestosterone formed in the peripheral tissues, is used to estimate peripheral androgen activity.

androstanediol

an androgen, C₁₉H₃₂O₂, prepared by reducing androsterone.

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It is of interest that adult female fathead minnows (Pimephales promelas) eliminate androstanediol at a higher rate than males (9), matching the pattern we observed in total oxido-reduction metabolite formation in Lake Woodruff animals.

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