Epitestosterone

"Epitestosterone" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

MeSH information

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The 17-alpha isomer of TESTOSTERONE, derived from PREGNENOLONE via the delta5-steroid pathway, and via 5-androstene-3-beta,17-alpha-diol. Epitestosterone acts as an antiandrogen in various target tissues. The ratio between testosterone/epitestosterone is used to monitor anabolic drug abuse.

Descriptor ID	D004845
MeSH Number(s)	D04.808.054.079.429.824.275 D06.472.334.851.968.984.500
Concept/Terms	Epitestosterone Epitestosterone 17-alpha-Testosterone 17 alpha Testosterone

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Epitestosterone".

Chemicals and Drugs [D]
Polycyclic Compounds [D04]
Steroids [D04.808]
Androstanes [D04.808.054]
Androstenes [D04.808.054.079]
Androstenols [D04.808.054.079.429]
Testosterone [D04.808.054.079.429.824]
Epitestosterone [D04.808.054.079.429.824.275]
Hormones, Hormone Substitutes, and Hormone Antagonists [D06]
Hormones [D06.472]
Gonadal Hormones [D06.472.334]
Gonadal Steroid Hormones [D06.472.334.851]
Testosterone Congeners [D06.472.334.851.968]
Testosterone [D06.472.334.851.968.984]
Epitestosterone [D06.472.334.851.968.984.500]

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