Methandriol bisenanthoyl acetate (brand name Notandron-Depot), or methylandrostenediol bisenanthoyl acetate, also known as 17α-methylandrost-5-ene-3β,17β-diol 3β,17β-di(3-oxononanoate), is a

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, injected

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(AAS) and a 17α-alkylated

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of 5-androstenediol. It is an

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—specifically, the C3β,17β di(3- oxo nonanoate) (or di enanthoyl

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)

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of methandriol (17α-methyl-5-androstenediol)—and acts as a

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of methandriol in the body. Methandriol bisenanthoyl acetate is administered by

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and, relative to methandriol, has an extended duration via this route due to a depot effect afforded by its

References

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See also

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