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stanolone; dihydrotestosterone (DHT); androstanolone; 5-alpha androstan-17-beta-ol-3-one
Function:
- testosterone is converted to dihydrotestosterone (stanolone) in the pilosebaceous unit of hair follicles through the action of testosterone 5-alpha reductase
- dihydrotestosterone is the active androgen in hair follicles
- metabolized in the pilosebaceous unit to 3-alpha-androstenediol glucuronide
Interactions
molecular events
drug adverse effects of androgens
Related
3-oxo-5-alpha-steroid 4 dehydrogenase; steroid 5-alpha reductase; testosterone 5-alpha reductase
General
androgen or anabolic steroid
androstanol
Database Correlations
PUBCHEM correlations
References
Mayo Internal Medicine Board Review, 1998-99, Prakash UBS (ed)
Lippincott-Raven, Philadelphia, 1998, pg 243
Substructures
androstane