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androstene

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androstene /an·dro·stene/ (an´dro-stēn) a cyclic hydrocarbon, C19H30, forming the nucleus of testosterone and certain other androgens.
an·dro·stene (ndr-stn)
n.
A unsaturated steroid that exists in two isomeric forms and comprises the basic chemical unit of various androgens.

androstene
an unsaturated cyclic hydrocarbon, C19H30, forming the nucleus of testosterone and certain other androgens.


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I use a collection of weight-training enhancements such as creatine, androstene, and HMB for the personal choice to build muscle, not necessarily for my HIV.
These androstene and androstane hormones, designed to restore the biological activity of cellular signaling pathways disrupted by disease and aging, have been demonstrated in humans to possess several properties with potential therapeutic benefit -- they regulate innate and adaptive immunity, reduce nonproductive inflammation and stimulate cell proliferation.
In that previous study, treated animals had nearly double the frequency of regulatory T cells in their spleens at the end of the 50-day study, suggesting that treatment with androstene hormones such as HE3286 can modulate the function and frequency of regulatory T cells in animals.
 
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