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4-Androstenedione
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4-Androstenedione
Δ
4
-Androstenedione
(abbreviated as
Δ
4
-dione
), commonly referred to simply as
androstenedione
, and also known as
androst-4-ene-3,17-dione
or
17-ketotestosterone
, is an
endogenous
androgen
steroid hormone
and
intermediate
in the
biosynthesis
of
testosterone
from
dehydroepiandrosterone
(DHEA). In turn, Δ
4
-dione is also a
precursor
of
dihydrotestosterone
(DHT),
estrogens
such as
estradiol
and
estrone
, and the
neurosteroid
3α-androstanediol
.
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