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androstenedione

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androstenedione [¦an·drō·stə¦ned·ē‚ōn]
(biochemistry)
C19H26O2Any one of three isomeric androgens produced by the adrenal cortex.


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Shortly before McGwire broke Roger Marls' single-season record of 61 home runs, it was learned that he had been taking the steroid precursor androstenedione.
Recently Congress passed a law to prohibit androstenedione and other substances that can turn into testosterone or similar steroids in the body; the ban took effect on January 20, 2005.
 
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