15α-Hydroxy-DHEA explained

15α-Hydroxydehydroepiandrosterone, abbreviated as 15α-hydroxy-DHEA or 15α-OH-DHEA, is an endogenous metabolite of dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA).[1] [2] [3] Both 15α-OH-DHEA and its 3β-sulfate ester, 15α-OH-DHEA-S, are intermediates in the biosynthesis of estetrol from dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA).

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Roger Smith (Prof.). The Endocrinology of Parturition: Basic Science and Clinical Application. 1 January 2001. Karger Medical and Scientific Publishers. 978-3-8055-7195-1. 91–.
  2. Book: J.B. Josimovich. Gynecologic Endocrinology. 11 November 2013. Springer Science & Business Media. 978-1-4613-2157-6. 32–.
  3. Book: Jerome F. Strauss, III. Robert L. Barbieri. Yen and Jaffe's Reproductive Endocrinology. 13 September 2013. Elsevier Health Sciences. 978-1-4557-2758-2. 257–.

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