17-alpha-Hydroxyprogesterone
"17-alpha-Hydroxyprogesterone" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A metabolite of PROGESTERONE with a hydroxyl group at the 17-alpha position. It serves as an intermediate in the biosynthesis of HYDROCORTISONE and GONADAL STEROID HORMONES.
| Descriptor ID |
D019326
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D04.210.500.745.745.654.829.395.400 D06.472.334.851.687.750.478.400
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| Concept/Terms |
17-alpha-Hydroxyprogesterone- 17-alpha-Hydroxyprogesterone
- 17 alpha Hydroxyprogesterone
- 17-Hydroxyprogesterone, (17 alpha)-Isomer
- 17-Hydroxyprogesterone
- 17 Hydroxyprogesterone
- 17 alpha-Hydroxyprogesterone
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Below are the most recent publications written about "17-alpha-Hydroxyprogesterone" by people in Profiles.
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Steroid profiling by tandem mass spectrometry improves the positive predictive value of newborn screening for congenital adrenal hyperplasia. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2004 Aug; 89(8):3687-93.