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pregnane

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pregnane /preg·nane/ (preg´nan) a crystalline saturated steroid hydrocarbon, C21H36; ß-pregnane is the form from which several hormones, including progesterone, are derived; a-pregnane is the form excreted in the urine.
preg·nane (prgnn)
n.
A crystalline steroid hydrocarbon that is the parent compound of corticosteroids and progesterones.
pregnane
one of the two major types of steroid hormone involved in female reproductive processes; includes progesterone.
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