"Androstenedione" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A delta-4 C19 steroid that is produced not only in the TESTIS, but also in the OVARY and the ADRENAL CORTEX. Depending on the tissue type, androstenedione can serve as a precursor to TESTOSTERONE as well as ESTRONE and ESTRADIOL.
| Descriptor ID |
D000735
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D04.210.500.054.079.329 D04.210.500.578.502.112 D06.472.040.502.112 D06.472.334.851.968.875
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| Concept/Terms |
Androstenedione- Androstenedione
- delta-4-Androstenedione
- delta 4 Androstenedione
- 4-Androstene-3,17-dione
- 4 Androstene 3,17 dione
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1994 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 1997 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1999 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2000 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Androstenedione" by people in Profiles.
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Severity and outcome of acute stroke in women: relation to adrenal sex steroid levels. Metabolism. 2012 Jan; 61(1):84-91.
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Secondary follicle growth and oocyte maturation by culture in alginate hydrogel following cryopreservation of the ovary or individual follicles. Biotechnol Bioeng. 2009 Jun 01; 103(2):378-86.
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Encapsulated three-dimensional culture supports development of nonhuman primate secondary follicles. Biol Reprod. 2009 Sep; 81(3):587-94.
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Psychological effects of musky compounds: comparison of androstadienone with androstenol and muscone. Horm Behav. 2002 Nov; 42(3):274-83.
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Sustained human chemosignal unconsciously alters brain function. Neuroreport. 2001 Aug 08; 12(11):2391-4.
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Effect of follicle-stimulating hormone on ovarian androgen production in a woman with isolated follicle-stimulating hormone deficiency. N Engl J Med. 2000 Oct 19; 343(16):1197-8.
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Endocrine abnormalities during the follicular phase in women with recurrent spontaneous abortion. Hum Reprod. 1999 Jan; 14(1):18-20.
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A pilot study of the human chorionic gonadotrophin test for ovarian hyperandrogenism. Hum Reprod. 1997 Jul; 12(7):1416-20.
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Studies of the nature of 17-hydroxyprogesterone hyperresonsiveness to gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonist challenge in functional ovarian hyperandrogenism. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 1994 Dec; 79(6):1686-92.
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Maturation of the normal pituitary-testicular axis, as assessed by gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonist challenge. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 1994 Jun; 78(6):1336-40.