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… (More)
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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… (More)
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Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
The androgen axis in recurrent prostate cancer.
PURPOSE Prostate cancer that recurs during androgen deprivation therapy is referred to as androgen-independent. High levels of… (More)
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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… (More)
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Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
Altered salivary dehydroepiandrosterone levels in major depression in adults
BACKGROUND The authors sought to examine whether levels of dehydroepiandrosterone are abnormal in depression. METHODS Three… (More)
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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… (More)
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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… (More)
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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… (More)
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Highly Cited
1997
Highly Cited
1997
Dehydroepiandrosterone activates mutant androgen receptors expressed in the androgen-dependent human prostate cancer xenograft CWR22 and LNCaP cells.
An androgen receptor (AR) gene mutation identified in the androgen-dependent human prostate cancer xenograft, CWR22, changed… (More)
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Highly Cited
1997
Highly Cited
1997
Physiological changes in dehydroepiandrosterone are not reflected by serum levels of active androgens and estrogens but of their metabolites: intracrinology.
This study analyzes in detail the serum concentration of the active androgens and estrogens, as well as a series of free and… (More)
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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… (More)
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