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pregnane /preg·nane/ (preg´nān) a crystalline saturated steroid hydrocarbon, C21H36; β-pregnane is the form from which several hormones, including progesterone, are derived; α-pregnane is the form excreted in the urine.

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A crystalline steroid hydrocarbon that is the parent compound of corticosteroids and progesterones.

pregnane [preg´nān]

a crystalline saturated steroid hydrocarbon; β-pregnane is the form from which several hormones, including progesterone, are derived; α-pregnane is the form excreted in the urine.

pregnane

one of the two major types of steroid hormone involved in female reproductive processes; includes progesterone.

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