androstenetriol

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androstenetriol (uncountable)

  1. (organic chemistry) The steroid (3β,16α,17β)-androst-5-ene-3,16,17-triol that is a metabolite of dehydroepiandrosterone
    • 2014 March 28, Markus Albertsmeier et al., “Gender-Specific Effects on Immune Response and Cardiac Function after Trauma Hemorrhage and Sepsis”, in Viszeralmedizin[1], volume 30, →DOI:
      On the basis of the beneficial effects of estrogen shown in trauma hemorrhage, DHEA and its metabolite androstenetriol have been applied in animal models of trauma hemorrhage and sepsis, leading to enhanced cellular immune responses and increased survival rates.