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Cyanoketone

Known as: Androst-5-ene-2-carbonitrile, 17-hydroxy-4,4,17-trimethyl-3-oxo-, (2alpha,17beta)-, Cyanoketone [Chemical/Ingredient] 
2 alpha-Cyano-17 beta-hydroxy-4,4',17 alpha-trimethylandrost-5-ene-3-one. An androstenolone-nitrile compound with steroidogenesis-blocking activity.
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1977
1977
Rat adrenal cortex contains a protein(s) that binds pregnenolone with high affinity. This binding, demonstrated by gel filtration… 
1977
1977
Pregnenolone synthesis was estimated in whole adrenal homogenates incubated in the presence of cyanoketone (2alpha-cyano-4,4… 
1977
1977
1. From the many substances tested, only organomercurials which do not penetrate well into the cells (PHMB, PHMPS, meralluride… 
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1976
Highly Cited
1976
Steroid release by cultured Graafian follicles explanted from rat ovaries on the morning of pro-oestrus was measured by… 
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1976
Highly Cited
1976
Ovarian follicles of Xen opus laevis exposed to exogenous radioactive pregnenolone have been observed to synthesize radioactive… 
1976
1976
The inhibition of adrenal 3beta-hydroxy-delta5-steroid oxidoreductase activity was studied in vitro 24 h after a single injection… 
1973
1973
Intramuscular injections of 25 mg/kg body weight of 2α-cyano-4,4,17α-trimethyl-5-androsten-17β-ol-3-one (cyanoketone) produces… 
1971
1971
The effect of cyanoketone on some steps of steroidogenesis has been studied on testicular and adrenal tissue of male Wistar rats… 
1971
1971
Pregnenolone accumulates in rat adrenal sections incubated in the presence of cyanoketone, and it is thus possible to directly… 
1970
1970
The follicular processes involved in ovulation are examined. Previous studies of ovarian functions have established that…