- dihydrotestosterone
- di·hy·dro·tes·tos·ter·one
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dihydrotestosterone
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Dihydrotestosterone — Systematic (IUPAC) name (5S,8 … Wikipedia
Dihydrotestostérone — Androstanolone Pour les articles homonymes, voir DHT. Androstanolone … Wikipédia en Français
dihydrotestosterone — noun Date: 1965 a biologically active metabolite C19H30O2 of testosterone having similar androgenic activity … New Collegiate Dictionary
dihydrotestosterone — di·hy·dro·tes·tos·ter·one (dī hī drō tĕs tŏsʹtə rōn ) n. Abbr. DHT An androgen derived from testosterone and having tumor suppressing capabilities useful in the treatment of certain breast cancers. * * * … Universalium
dihydrotestosterone — noun An androgenic metabolite of testosterone; used to treat certain breast cancers … Wiktionary
dihydrotestosterone — SYN: stanolone. * * * di·hy·dro·tes·tos·ter·one te stäs tə .rōn n a biologically active metabolite C19H30O2 of testosterone having similar androgenic activity and produced in various tissues (as of the skin and prostate) abbr. DHT * * *… … Medical dictionary
dihydrotestosterone — n. byproduct of the testosterone, androgen having the uses and activities as testosterone, androgen being the active form of testosterone, powerful androgenic hormone … English contemporary dictionary
dihydrotestosterone — [dʌɪˌhʌɪdrəʊtɛs tɒstərəʊn] noun Biochemistry a male sex hormone which is the active form of testosterone. Origin 1950s: from dihydro (in the sense containing two hydrogen atoms in the molecule ) + testosterone … English new terms dictionary
dihydrotestosterone — DHT; n. a product formed from the action of the enzyme 5α reductase on testosterone. Mostly derived from the peripheral conversion of testosterone, some DHT is also secreted directly by the testes. DHT is an estimated 2.5 times more potent than… … The new mediacal dictionary
dihydrotestosterone — (ˌ)dīˌhīdrōˌ noun Etymology: dihydr + testosterone : a biologically active metabolite C19H30O2 of testosterone having similar androgenic activity and produced in various tissues (as of the skin and prostate) … Useful english dictionary
