Tiomesterone (

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; thiomesterone ( BAN); also known as 1α,7α-bis(acetylthio)-17α-methylandrost-4-en-17β-ol-3-one; developmental code StA 307; brand names Emdabol, Embadol, Emdabolin, and Protabol) is a

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, orally active

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(AAS) and a 17α-alkylated

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. It was described in 1963.

References

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