Nandrolone Undecanoate
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Nandrolone undecanoate (NU), also known as nandrolone undecylate, and sold under the brand names Dynabolon, Dynabolin, and Psychobolan, is an
androgen An androgen (from Greek ''andr-'', the stem of the word meaning ) is any natural or synthetic steroid hormone that regulates the development and maintenance of male characteristics in vertebrates by binding to androgen receptors. This includes ...
and
anabolic 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 ...
medication and a
nandrolone ester This is a list of androgen esters, including esters (as well as ethers) of natural androgens like testosterone and dihydrotestosterone (DHT) and synthetic anabolic–androgenic steroids (AAS) like nandrolone (19-nortestosterone). Esters of nat ...
. It was developed in the 1960s, and was previously marketed in
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,
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, and
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, but has since been discontinued and is now no longer known to be available. The
pharmacokinetics Pharmacokinetics (from Ancient Greek ''pharmakon'' "drug" and ''kinetikos'' "moving, putting in motion"; see chemical kinetics), sometimes abbreviated as PK, is a branch of pharmacology dedicated to describing how the body affects a specific su ...
of nandrolone undecanoate alone (Dynabolon) and in combination with other
steroid ester A steroid ester is an ester of a steroid. They include androgen esters, estrogen esters, progestogen esters, and corticosteroid esters. Steroid esters may be naturally occurring/endogenous like DHEA sulfate or synthetic like estradiol valerate. ...
s ( Trophobolene) have been studied and compared.


See also

* List of androgen esters § Nandrolone esters * Estrapronicate/hydroxyprogesterone heptanoate/nandrolone undecanoate


References

Abandoned drugs Anabolic–androgenic steroids Nandrolone esters Progestogens Undecanoate esters {{Steroid-stub