Pregnanolone (disambiguation) explained

Pregnanolone, also known as tetrahydroprogesterone (THP), may refer to:^{[1] [2]}

• Allopregnanolone (3α-hydroxy-5α-pregnan-20-one or 3α,5α-tetrahydroprogesterone)
• Pregnanolone (3α-hydroxy-5β-pregnan-20-one or 3α,5β-tetrahydroprogesterone)
• Isopregnanolone (3β-hydoxy-5α-pregnan-20-one or 3β,5α-tetrahydroprogesterone)
• Epipregnanolone (3β-hydoxy-5β-pregnan-20-one or 3β,5β-tetrahydroprogesterone)

See also

• Progesterone
• Pregnanedione
• Pregnanediol
• Pregnanetriol
• Dihydroprogesterone
• Hydroxyprogesterone

Notes and References

1. Havlíková. Helena. Hill. Martin. Kancheva. Lyudmila. Vrbíková. Jana. Pouzar. Vladimír. Černý. Ivan. Kancheva. Radmila. Stárka. Luboslav. Serum Profiles of Free and Conjugated Neuroactive Pregnanolone Isomers in Nonpregnant Women of Fertile Age. The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. 91. 8. 2006. 3092–3099. 0021-972X. 10.1210/jc.2005-2785. 16720657 . free.
2. Shannon. E. E.. Characterization of the Discriminative Stimulus Effects of the Neuroactive Steroid Pregnanolone in DBA/2J and C57BL/6J Inbred Mice. Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics. 314. 2. 2005. 675–685. 0022-3565. 10.1124/jpet.104.082644. 15857945. 717856 .