User:Ebuddha5/4-Dehydroepiandrosterone

4-Dehydroepiandrosterone is an adrenal steroid that is an isomer to 5-DHEA. The endogenous formation of androstenedione has been well documented in healthy human and animal tissues. Under DSHEA, 4-DHEA is a natural metabolite of androstenedione and DHEA that is proven to occur in rabbits, sheep and rats.(1,2) It is a pro-hormone to 4-androstenedione and 4-Androstenediol via 3bHSD and 17bHSD respectively.

Synonyms and brand names
Synonyms for 4-dehydroepiandrosterone are:

3-beta-Hydroxy-4-androsten-17-one,  3.beta.-Hydroxyandrost-4-en-17-one,   3beta-hydroxy-4-androsten-17-one,   3beta-hydroxy-androst-4-en-17-one,   3beta-Hydroxy-D4-androsten-17-one,   3beta-Hydroxyandrost-4-en-17-one,   3beta-Hydroxyandrost-4-ene-17-one, 3-beta-hydroxy-etioallocholan-4-ene-17-one,  4-Androsten-3beta-ol-17-one,