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dihydrodeoxycorticosterone
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Dihydrodeoxycorticosterone
5a-Dihydrodeoxycorticosterone
(abbreviated as
DHDOC
), also known as
21-hydroxy-5a-pregnan-20-one
, is an
endogenous
progestogen
and
neurosteroid
. It is synthesized from the
adrenal hormone
deoxycorticosterone
(DOC) by the
enzyme
5a-reductase type I
. DHDOC is an
agonist
of the
progesterone receptor
, as well as a
positive allosteric modulator
of the
GABA
A
receptor
, and is known to have
anticonvulsant
effects.
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