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dehydroepiandrosterone

Known as: DHEA, 3?-hydroxyandrost-5-en-17-one, Therapeutic Dehydroepiandrosterone 
A synthetic form of dehydroepiandrosterone with potential chemopreventive activity. Produced endogenously, dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) is an… Expand
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1-hydroxydehydroepiandrosterone16-hydroxydehydroepiandrosterone5-androstene-16-fluoro-17-one7-hydroxydehydroepiandrosterone
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5-Androsten-3-ol-17-oneAdrenal Cortex HormonesAndrostenolsImmunologic Adjuvants
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Dehydroepiandrosterone AssayDehydroepiandrosterone sulfate:SCnc:24H:Urine:QnDehydroepiandrosterone sulfate:SCnc:Pt:Ser/Plas:QnDehydroepiandrosterone sulfate:SCnc:Pt:Urine:Qn
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Review
2005
Review
2005
Is dehydroepiandrosterone a hormone?
Dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) is not a hormone but it is a very important prohormone secreted in large amounts by the adrenals in… Expand
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Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
Impotence and its medical and psychosocial correlates: results of the Massachusetts Male Aging Study
In the late 1980s, the Massachusetts Male Aging Study (MMAS) revealed that in a healthy New England population, 52% of men aged… Expand
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Review
2001
Review
2001
Type 1/Type 2 immunity in infectious diseases.
T helper type 1 (Th1) lymphocytes secrete secrete interleukin (IL)-2, interferon-gamma, and lymphotoxin-alpha and stimulate type… Expand
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Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
Recent life events, cortisol, dehydroepiandrosterone and the onset of major depression in high-risk adolescents.
BACKGROUND It is not clear whether cortisol or dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) hypersecretion increases the risk for major… Expand
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Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
Dehydroepiandrosterone replacement in women with adrenal insufficiency.
BACKGROUND: The physiologic role of dehydroepiandrosterone in humans is still unclear. Adrenal insufficiency leads to a… Expand
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Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
Double-blind treatment of major depression with dehydroepiandrosterone.
OBJECTIVE This study was designed to assess possible antidepressant effects of dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA), an abundant… Expand
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Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
Dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) protects hippocampal cells from oxidative stress-induced damage.
It has been postulated that decreases in plasma levels of dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) may contribute to the development of some… Expand
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Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
Dehydroepiandrosterone: a potential signalling molecule for neocortical organization during development.
Dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) and its sulfate derivative (DHEAS) are the most abundant steroids produced by the human adrenal… Expand
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Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
Dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) and DHEA-sulfate (DHEAS) protect hippocampal neurons against excitatory amino acid-induced neurotoxicity.
DHEA, together with DHEAS, is the most abundant steroid in the blood of young adult humans. Levels in humans decline with age and… Expand
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Review
1994
Review
1994
Physiological importance of dehydroepiandrosterone
Dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA), with its sulphate conjugate (DHEAS), is the most abundant steroid hormone in the circulation but… Expand
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