Enestebol (), also known as 4-hydroxy-17α-methyl-δ¹-testosterone, as well as 4,17β-dihydroxy-17α-methylandrosta-1,4-dien-3-one, is a

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and orally active

anabolic–androgenic steroid Anabolic steroids, also known as anabolic-androgenic steroids (AAS), are a class of drugs that are structurally related to testosterone, the main male sex hormone, and produce effects by binding to the androgen receptor (AR). Anabolism, Anaboli ...

(AAS) and a 17α-alkylated

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which was never marketed. It is closely related to oxymesterone (4-hydroxy-17α-methyltestosterone), as well as to

chlorodehydromethyltestosterone Chlorodehydromethyltestosterone (CDMT; brand name Oral Turinabol), also known as 4-chloro-17β-hydroxy17α-methylandrosta-1,4-dien-3-one, is an anabolic–androgenic steroid (AAS). It is the 4-chloro-substituted derivative of metandienone (dehy ...

(4-chloro-17α-methyl-δ¹-testosterone), methylclostebol (4-chloro-17α-methyltestosterone), and

metandienone Metandienone, also known as methandienone or methandrostenolone and sold under the brand name Dianabol (D-Bol) among others, is an androgen and anabolic steroid (AAS) medication which is mostly no longer prescribed. It is also used non-medically ...

(17α-methyl-δ¹-testosterone).

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