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Dehydroepiandrosterone Sulfate

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Definition: The circulating form of a major C19 steroid produced primarily by the ADRENAL CORTEX. DHEA sulfate serves as a precursor for TESTOSTERONE; ANDROSTENEDIONE; ESTRADIOL; and ESTRONE.      Other names Sulfate, Prasterone; Sulfate, Dehydroisoandrosterone; Sulfate, Dehydroepiandrosterone; Sulfate, DHEA; Sulfate, DHA; Prasterone Sulfate; Dehydroisoandrosterone Sulfate; DHA Sulfate; DHEA Sulfate
 
SubstanceCAS Registry & nameCategoriesSourceDrugs*
androst-5-ene-17-one-3-methylene sulfonic acid  0   *Dehydroepiandrosterone Sulfate. Steroids 1997 Jul;62(7):543-5
dehydroepiandrosterone-lauryl-sulfate  37785-73-2   Dehydroepiandrosterone Sulfate. Steroid Lipid Res 3(4):229;1972

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