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Description

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. Source: National Library of Medicine, MeSH 2006

Basic Part Properties

Part Display Name
Epitestosterone
Part Type
Component (Describes the core component or analyte measured)
Created On
2000-05-04
Construct for LOINC Short Name
Epitestost

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Language Variants Get Info

Tag Language Translation
zh-CN Chinese (China) 表睾酮
Synonyms: 表睾甾酮
fr-CA French (Canada) Épitestostérone
et-EE Estonian (Estonia) Epitestosteroon
es-ES Spanish (Spain) Epitestosterona
it-IT Italian (Italy) Epitestosterone
tr-TR Turkish (Turkey) Epitestosteron
ru-RU Russian (Russian Federation) Эпитестостерон
nl-NL Dutch (Netherlands) epitestosteron
fr-BE French (Belgium) Épitestostérone