5-alpha-Dihydroprogesterone |
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| 3,20-Allopregnanedione; 3,20-Allopregnanedione, (5alpha)-Isomer; 3,20-Allopregnanedione, (5beta,13alpha,17alpha)-Isomer; 5 alpha-Dihydroprogesterone; 5 alpha-Pregnane-3,20-dione; 5 beta-Pregnane-3,20-dione; 5-alpha-Pregnane-3,20-dione | |
| A biologically active 5-alpha-reduced metabolite of plasma PROGESTERONE. It is the immediate precursor of 5-alpha-pregnan-3-alpha-ol-20-one (ALLOPREGNANOLONE), a neuroactive steroid that binds with GABA(A) RECEPTOR. | |