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Chemicals and Drugs [D] » Polycyclic Compounds [D04] » Fused-Ring Compounds » Steroids » Androstanes » Androstenes » Androstenols » Dehydroepiandrosterone
Chemicals and Drugs [D] » Polycyclic Compounds [D04] » Fused-Ring Compounds » Steroids » Ketosteroids » 17-Ketosteroids » Dehydroepiandrosterone
Chemicals and Drugs [D] » Hormones, Hormone Substitutes, and Hormone Antagonists [D06] » Hormones » Adrenal Cortex Hormones » 17-Ketosteroids » Dehydroepiandrosterone
Chemicals and Drugs [D] » Hormones, Hormone Substitutes, and Hormone Antagonists [D06] » Hormones » Gonadal Hormones » Gonadal Steroid Hormones » Testosterone Congeners » Dehydroepiandrosterone
Description
A major C19 steroid produced by the ADRENAL CORTEX. It is also produced in small quantities in the TESTIS and the OVARY. Dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) can be converted to TESTOSTERONE; ANDROSTENEDIONE; ESTRADIOL; and ESTRONE. Most of DHEA is sulfated (DEHYDROEPIANDROSTERONE SULFATE) before secretion. MeSH
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