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formestane

under Androstenedione
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More on Androstenedione Definition: A delta-4 C19 steroid that is produced not only in the TESTIS, but also in the OVARY and the ADRENAL CORTEX. Depending on the tissue type, androstenedione can serve as a precursor to TESTOSTERONE as well as ESTRONE and ESTRADIOL.  note double bond at the C4 position; do not confuse with androstanedione which is without the double bond    Other names delta 4 Androstenedione; 4 Androstene 3,17 dione; delta-4-Androstenedione; 4-Androstene-3,17-dione
SubstanceCAS Registry & nameCategoriesSourceDrugs*
formestane [ 4-OHA,4-hydroxy-4-androstene-3,17-dione,4-hydroxyandrost-4-ene-3,17-dione,4-hydroxyandrostene-3,17-dione,4-hydroxyandrostenedione,CGP 32 349,CGP 32349,CGP-32349,Lentaron,Novartis brand of formestane ] 566-48-3   Androstenedione/*analogs & derivatives
Pharma Action Antineoplastic Agents; Aromatase Inhibitors 		Endocrinology 100(6):1684;1977; Endocrinology 1980;106(1):19; Endocrinology 1980;106(2):440; J Endocrinol Invest 1979;2(4):445

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