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词汇 androstenedione
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Definition of androstenedione in English:

androstenedione

nounˌandrɒstiːnˈdaɪəʊnˌandrəˌstēnˈdīōn
mass noun
  • An androgenic steroid from which testosterone and certain oestrogens are derived in humans.

    雄(甾)烯二酮

    Example sentencesExamples
    • In one study, coral homogenates metabolized estradiol into estrone and testosterone into androstenedione and androstanedione.
    • Examples of ergogenic aids are creatine, androstenedione, anabolic steroids, major pain medication, barbiturates, and amphetamines.
    • But all three substances - creatine, androstenedione, and anabolic steroids - increase a naturally occurring substance in the body to promote the building of muscle tissue.
    • Androgenic products, namely androstenedione, are testosterone precursors, and transform to this hormone in the body.
    • Synthesis of testosterone and androstenedione from cholesterol occurs by the same pathways as indicated for synthesis of the male sex hormones.

Origin

1930s: from androsterone + -ene + di-1 + -one.

Definition of androstenedione in US English:

androstenedione

nounˌandrəˌstēnˈdīōn
  • A naturally occurring steroid hormone, also available as a dietary supplement, believed to increase levels of serum testosterone.

    Also called andro
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Synthesis of testosterone and androstenedione from cholesterol occurs by the same pathways as indicated for synthesis of the male sex hormones.
    • In one study, coral homogenates metabolized estradiol into estrone and testosterone into androstenedione and androstanedione.
    • Androgenic products, namely androstenedione, are testosterone precursors, and transform to this hormone in the body.
    • But all three substances - creatine, androstenedione, and anabolic steroids - increase a naturally occurring substance in the body to promote the building of muscle tissue.
    • Examples of ergogenic aids are creatine, androstenedione, anabolic steroids, major pain medication, barbiturates, and amphetamines.

Origin

1930s: from androsterone + -ene + di- + -one.

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