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5-alpha-Dihydroprogesterone
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Definition
: A biologically active 5-alpha-reduced metabolite of plasma PROGESTERONE. It is the immediate precursor of 5-alpha-pregnan-3-alpha-ol-20-one (ALLOPREGNANOLONE), a neuroactive steroid that binds with GABA(A) RECEPTOR.
Other names
5beta DHP; 5alpha Pregnane 3,20 dione; 5alpha DHP; 5 beta Pregnane 3,20 dione; 5 beta Dihydroprogesterone; 5 alpha Pregnanedione; 5 alpha Pregnane 3,20 dione; 5 alpha Dihydroprogesterone; 3,20 Allopregnanedione; 5beta-
DHP; 5alpha-
Pregnane-
3,20-
dione; 5-
beta-
Dihydroprogesterone; 5-
alpha-
Pregnanedione; 5alpha-
DHP; 5-
alpha-
Pregnane-
3,20-
dione; 5 beta-
Pregnane-
3,20-
dione; 5 alpha-
Pregnane-
3,20-
dione; 5 alpha-
Dihydroprogesterone; 3,20-
Allopregnanedione, (5beta,13alpha,17alpha)-
Is; 3,20-
Allopregnanedione, (5alpha)-
Isomer