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androsterone

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androsterone /an·dros·ter·one/ (an-dros´ter-ōn) an androgen degradation product that in some species exerts weak androgenlike effects.
an·dros·ter·one (n-drst-rn)
n.
A steroid hormone excreted in urine that reinforces masculine characteristics.
androsterone
[andros′tərōn]
Etymology: Gk, andros + stereos, solid
a male sex hormone, originally believed to be the principal male sex hormone. It is used less frequently in therapy since the discovery of testosterone.
androsterone
an androgenic hormone, C19H30O2, excreted in the urine. When injected intramuscularly, it counteracts the effects of castration.
androsterone
Endocrinology A ♂ sex hormone, derived from progesterone, which has 15% the strength of testosterone; it is found in ♂ and ♀ plasma and urine


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