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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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Review
2002
Review
2002
Organization of the stress system and its dysregulation in melancholic and atypical depression: high vs low CRH/NE states
Stress precipitates depression and alters its natural history. Major depression and the stress response share similar phenomena… 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
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
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
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
1997
Review
1997
Developmental and functional biology of the primate fetal adrenal cortex.
The unique characteristics of the primate (particularly human) fetal adrenal were first realized in the early 1900s when its… Expand
Review
1994
Review
1994
Impotence and its medical and psychosocial correlates: results of the Massachusetts Male Aging Study.
We provide current, normative data on the prevalence of impotence, and its physiological and psychosocial correlates in a general… Expand
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