DHEA
Dehydroepiandrosterone. A substance that is being studied in the prevention of cancer. It belongs to the family of drugs called steroids. | ||||
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DHEA Definition from Medicine Dictionaries & Glossaries
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dehydroepiandrosterone
a weak androgenic steroid produced by the adrenal cortex. DHEA levels are often decreased in people with HIV disease.
a weak androgenic steroid produced by the adrenal cortex. DHEA levels are often decreased in people with HIV disease.
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DHEA
Dehydroepiandrosterone--Decreases the stickiness of platelets, small particles in the blood that often clump together and cause heart attacks and strokes. Shown to be helpful in Cancer, Alzheimer's disease, Chronic fatigue syndrome, Multiple Sclerosis, Memory loss, and Parkinson's disease. Increases the level of estrogen in women and testosterone in men to levels found in younger men and women
Dehydroepiandrosterone--Decreases the stickiness of platelets, small particles in the blood that often clump together and cause heart attacks and strokes. Shown to be helpful in Cancer, Alzheimer's disease, Chronic fatigue syndrome, Multiple Sclerosis, Memory loss, and Parkinson's disease. Increases the level of estrogen in women and testosterone in men to levels found in younger men and women
DHEA Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
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Dehydroepiandrosterone
Dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA), is a natural steroid prohormone produced from cholesterol by the adrenal glands, the gonads, adipose tissue, brain and in the skin (by an autocrine mechanism). DHEA is the precursor of androstenedione, which can undergo further conversion to produce the androgen testosterone and the estrogens estrone and estradiol.
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