DHEA
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DHEA (uncountable)
Abbreviation of dehydroepiandrosterone.
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As such, it has been proposed that DHEA may be an important and potentially major endogenous estrogen in the body.
Dehydroepiandrosterone Dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) is the most abundant circulating androgen hormone and can be rapidly metabolized within target tissues into potent androgens and estrogens.
DHEA may stimulate tumor growth in types of cancer that are sensitive to hormones, such as some types of breast, uterine, and prostate cancer.
DHEA has a number of naturally occurring isomers that may have similar pharmacological effects.
DHEA is produced from cholesterol through two cytochrome P450 enzymes.
DHEA levels also have been studied in humans and may play a role in human aggression.