Androstenediol sulfate explained

Androstenediol sulfate, also known as androst-5-ene-3β,17β-diol 3β-sulfate, is an endogenous, naturally occurring steroid and a urinary metabolites of androstenediol.[1] It is a steroid sulfate which is formed from sulfation of androstenediol by steroid sulfotransferase and can be desulfated back into androstenediol by steroid sulfatase.

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  1. Mueller JW, Gilligan LC, Idkowiak J, Arlt W, Foster PA . The Regulation of Steroid Action by Sulfation and Desulfation . Endocr. Rev. . 36 . 5 . 526–63 . 2015 . 26213785 . 4591525 . 10.1210/er.2015-1036 .

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