15α-Hydroxydehydroepiandrosterone

15α-Hydroxy-DHEA

15α-Hydroxy-DHEA

Chemical compound

15α-Hydroxydehydroepiandrosterone, abbreviated as 15α-hydroxy-DHEA or 15α-OH-DHEA, is an endogenous metabolite of dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA).[1][2][3] Both 15α-OH-DHEA and its 3β-sulfate ester, 15α-OH-DHEA-S, are intermediates in the biosynthesis of estetrol from dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA).[1][2][3]

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    Jerome F. Strauss, III; Robert L. Barbieri (13 September 2013). Yen and Jaffe's Reproductive Endocrinology. Elsevier Health Sciences. pp. 257–. ISBN 978-1-4557-2758-2.



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