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Algestone

Known as: Dihydroxyprogesterone, 16 alpha,17-Dihydroxypregn-4-ene-3,20-dione, Alphasone 
A synthetic progestational dihydroxy derivative of PROGESTERONE. Its acetonide possesses anti-inflammatory properties.
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1985
1985
17- Hydroxylation Of Progesterone By Cunninghamella Echinulata On A Laboratory Fermentor Scale
تم استخدام مخمر صناعي سعة 2… 
1982
1982
The affinity of 17 alpha-hydroxyprogesterone and 17 alpha, 20 alpha-dihydroxyprogesterone for classical mineralocorticoid or glucocorticoid receptors.
1981
1981
Blood pressure, renal and metabolic effects of ACTH in normotensive man.
1. The blood pressure, renal and metabolic effects of adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) have been studied in six normotensive… 
Review
1977
Review
1977
The clinical use of monthly injectable contraceptive preparations.
The clinical use of monthly injectable contraceptive preparations is reviewed. The preparations include estrogen-progestogen… 
1976
1976
In vitro-metabolism of 3H-progesterone in human testicular tissue: I Adult males.
Androgen biosynthesis in the male gonads may be analysed in some detail by means of in vitro incubation of minor testicular… 
1976
1976
In vitro-metabolism of 3H-progesterone in human testicular tissue: II Prepubertal and adolescent boys.
Normal sexual maturation in the human male depends upon a thorough regulation of the intratesticular androgen biosynthesis at… 
1972
1972
Regulation of steroid synthesis in rabbit ovarian homogenates by luteinizing hormone, cyclic AMP and pyridine nucleotides.
At the University of Sheffield in Sheffield England the stimulatory effects of luteinizing hormone (LH) adenosine 35… 
1965
1965
[Identification of the steroids described as "6-beta, 15-alpha-dihydroxyprogesterone", "11-alpha, 15-beta-dihydroxyprogesterone" and "12-beta, 15-beta-dihydroxyprogesterone" with 12-beta, 15-alpha…
1963
1963
Transformation of steroids by spores of microorganisms. I. Hydroxylation of progesterone by conidia of Aspergillus ochraceus.
Conidia of Aspergillus ochraceus convert progesterone into 11alpha-hydroxyprogesterone and 6beta, 11alpha-dihydroxyprogesterone… 
1953
1953
Comparison of the effect of 11 beta,-hydroxyprogesterone and of 11 beta, 17 alpha-dihydroxyprogesterone upon the glycosuria of the partially depancreatized rat.