Dihydroprogesterone may refer to:
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5α-Dihydroprogesterone
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5β-Dihydroprogesterone
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20α-Dihydroprogesterone (20α-hydroxyprogesterone)
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20β-Dihydroprogesterone (20β-hydroxyprogesterone)
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3α-Dihydroprogesterone
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3β-Dihydroprogesterone
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17α,21-Dihydroprogesterone (11-deoxycortisol)
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11β,21-Dihydroprogesterone (corticosterone)
See also
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Progesterone
Progesterone (; P4) is an endogenous steroid and progestogen sex hormone involved in the menstrual cycle, pregnancy, and embryogenesis of humans and other species. It belongs to a group of steroid hormones called the progestogens and is the ma ...
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Pregnanedione Pregnanedione, or pregnane-3,20-dione, may refer to:
* 5α-Dihydroprogesterone (5α-pregnane-3,20-dione)
* 5β-Dihydroprogesterone (5β-pregnane-3,20-dione)
See also
* Progesterone
Progesterone (; P4) is an endogenous steroid and progestog ...
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Pregnanolone
Pregnanolone, also known as eltanolone, is an endogenous inhibitory neurosteroid which is produced in the body from progesterone. It is closely related to allopregnanolone, which has similar properties.
Biological activity
Pregnanolone is a pos ...
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Pregnanediol
Pregnanediol, or 5β-pregnane-3α,20α-diol, is an inactive metabolic product of progesterone. A test can be done to measure the amount of pregnanediol in urine, which offers an indirect way to measure progesterone levels in the body.
From the ur ...
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Pregnanetriol
Pregnanetriol, or 5β-pregnane-3α,17α,20α-triol, is a steroid and inactive metabolite of progesterone.
Urine testing
Urine excretion of pregnanetriol can be measured over a period of 24 hours. Elevated urine pregnanetriol levels suggest adreno ...
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Hydroxyprogesterone
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