Testosterone phenylpropionate (; TPP) (brand name Testolent), or testosterone phenpropionate, also known as testosterone hydrocinnamate, is a
synthetic
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anabolic-androgenic steroid (AAS) and an
androgen ester – specifically, the C17β
phenyl
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propionate ester
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of
testosterone
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– which was formerly marketed in
Romania
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.
It was first synthesized in 1951 and was first described in the literature by 1953.
The medication was an ingredient of several isolated AAS commercial products, but was never widely used.
Testosterone phenylpropionate was also notably a component of
Sustanon and
Omnadren, as well as of
Estandron Prolongatum,
Lynandron Prolongatum, and
Mixogen.
TPP was previously available in
Great Britain
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.
See also
*
Nandrolone phenylpropionate
References
Anabolic–androgenic steroids
Androstanes
Phenylpropionate esters
Testosterone esters
Substances discovered in the 1950s
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