Androstenedione

**Definition:** A delta-4 C19 steroid that is produced not only in the TESTIS, but also in the OVARY and the ADRENAL CORTEX. Depending on the tissue type, androstenedione can serve as a precursor to TESTOSTERONE as well as ESTRONE and ESTRADIOL.

**Tree numbers:** - D04.210.500.054.079.329 - D04.210.500.578.502.112 - D06.472.040.502.112 - D06.472.334.851.968.875

**Synonyms:** - 4-Androstene-3,17-dione - delta-4-Androstenedione