Mesh term Pregnenolone
Browse to parent terms:Hydroxycorticosteroids
Pregnenes
Progesterone Congeners
Description
A 21-carbon steroid, derived from CHOLESTEROL and found in steroid hormone-producing tissues. Pregnenolone is the precursor to GONADAL STEROID HORMONES and the adrenal CORTICOSTEROIDS.Browse to child terms:
17-alpha-Hydroxypregnenolone
Pregnenolone Carbonitrile
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