Androstenedione

"Androstenedione" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

MeSH information

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A delta-4 C19 steroid that is produced not only in the TESTIS, but also in the OVARY and the ADRENAL CORTEX. Depending on the tissue type, androstenedione can serve as a precursor to TESTOSTERONE as well as ESTRONE and ESTRADIOL.

Descriptor ID	D000735
MeSH Number(s)	D04.210.500.054.079.329 D04.210.500.578.502.112 D06.472.040.502.112 D06.472.334.851.968.875
Concept/Terms	Androstenedione Androstenedione delta-4-Androstenedione delta 4 Androstenedione 4-Androstene-3,17-dione 4 Androstene 3,17 dione

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Androstenedione".

Chemicals and Drugs [D]
Polycyclic Compounds [D04]
Fused-Ring Compounds [D04.210]
Steroids [D04.210.500]
Androstanes [D04.210.500.054]
Androstenes [D04.210.500.054.079]
Androstenedione [D04.210.500.054.079.329]
Ketosteroids [D04.210.500.578]
17-Ketosteroids [D04.210.500.578.502]
Androstenedione [D04.210.500.578.502.112]
Hormones, Hormone Substitutes, and Hormone Antagonists [D06]
Hormones [D06.472]
Adrenal Cortex Hormones [D06.472.040]
17-Ketosteroids [D06.472.040.502]
Androstenedione [D06.472.040.502.112]
Gonadal Hormones [D06.472.334]
Gonadal Steroid Hormones [D06.472.334.851]
Testosterone Congeners [D06.472.334.851.968]
Androstenedione [D06.472.334.851.968.875]

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1998	0	1	1
2002	1	0	1
2003	0	1	1
2004	1	0	1
2005	0	1	1
2006	1	2	3
2007	0	1	1
2010	0	1	1

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Appt SE, Chen H, Goode AK, Hoyer PB, Clarkson TB, Adams MR, Wilson ME, Franke AA, Kaplan JR. The effect of diet and cardiovascular risk on ovarian aging in cynomolgus monkeys (Macaca fascicularis). Menopause. 2010 Jul; 17(4):741-8.

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Rauceo S, Harding CF, Maldonado A, Gaysinkaya L, Tulloch I, Rodriguez E. Dopaminergic modulation of reproductive behavior and activity in male zebra finches. Behav Brain Res. 2008 Feb 11; 187(1):133-9.

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Maskarinec G, Morimoto Y, Takata Y, Murphy SP, Stanczyk FZ. Alcohol and dietary fibre intakes affect circulating sex hormones among premenopausal women. Public Health Nutr. 2006 Oct; 9(7):875-81.

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Xiong Z, Wei Q, Chen H, Chen S, Xu W, Qiu G, Liang S, Hu X. Microbial transformation of androst-4-ene-3,17-dione by Beauveria bassiana. Steroids. 2006 Nov; 71(11-12):979-83.

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Macedo LF, Guo Z, Tilghman SL, Sabnis GJ, Qiu Y, Brodie A. Role of androgens on MCF-7 breast cancer cell growth and on the inhibitory effect of letrozole. Cancer Res. 2006 Aug 01; 66(15):7775-82.

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Weinberg OK, Marquez-Garban DC, Fishbein MC, Goodglick L, Garban HJ, Dubinett SM, Pietras RJ. Aromatase inhibitors in human lung cancer therapy. Cancer Res. 2005 Dec 15; 65(24):11287-91.

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Jasuja R, Ramaraj P, Mac RP, Singh AB, Storer TW, Artaza J, Miller A, Singh R, Taylor WE, Lee ML, Davidson T, Sinha-Hikim I, Gonzalez-Cadavid N, Bhasin S. Delta-4-androstene-3,17-dione binds androgen receptor, promotes myogenesis in vitro, and increases serum testosterone levels, fat-free mass, and muscle strength in hypogonadal men. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2005 Feb; 90(2):855-63.

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Credit SL, Benghuzzi HA, Tucci M, Farah I, Cameron JA. The analysis of the dorsal aorta and renal vessels exposed to sustained delivery of AED, T, and DHT using a rat model. Biomed Sci Instrum. 2003; 39:511-6.

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Credit SL, Benghuzzi HA, Tucci M, Farah I, Cameron JA. Localization of cytokines in heart ventricular and apex tissues exposed to sustained delivery of AED, T, and DHT using a rat model. Biomed Sci Instrum. 2002; 38:95-100.

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Long BJ, Tilghman SL, Yue W, Thiantanawat A, Grigoryev DN, Brodie AM. The steroidal antiestrogen ICI 182,780 is an inhibitor of cellular aromatase activity. J Steroid Biochem Mol Biol. 1998 Nov; 67(4):293-304.

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