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Adosterol
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Definition
: A sterol usually substituted with radioactive iodine. It is an adrenal cortex scanning agent with demonstrated high adrenal concentration and superior adrenal imaging.
Other names
6-
Iodomethylnorcholesterol; NCL6; NP59; NCL 6; 6 Iodomethylnorcholesterol; NP-
59; NCL-
6
Substance
CAS Registry & name
Categories
Source
Drugs
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6-
(2'-
iodo)ethyl-
19-
norcholest-
5(10)-
ene-
3-
ol
109628-17-3
Adosterol/*analogs & derivatives
Iodine Radioisotopes.
Chem Pharm Bull (Tokyo) 1987;35(5):2101