Name: | Testosterone |
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PubChem Compound ID: | 10067623 |
Description: | A potent androgenic steroid and major product secreted by the LEYDIG CELLS of the TESTIS. Its production is stimulated by LUTEINIZING HORMONE from the PITUITARY GLAND. In turn, testosterone exerts feedback control of the pituitary LH and FSH secretion. Depending on the tissues, testosterone can be further converted to DIHYDROTESTOSTERONE or ESTRADIOL. |
Molecular formula: | C19H28O5S |
Molecular weight: | 368.489 g/mol |
Name: | Testosterone |
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Name (isomeric): | DB00624 |
Drug Type: | small molecule |
Description: | A potent androgenic steroid and major product secreted by the LEYDIG CELLS of the TESTIS. Its production is stimulated by LUTEINIZING HORMONE from the PITUITARY GLAND. In turn, testosterone exerts feedback control of the pituitary LH and FSH secretion. Depending on the tissues, testosterone can be further converted to DIHYDROTESTOSTERONE or ESTRADIOL. |
Synonyms: |
Testosterone Hydrate; TES; Testosteronum [INN-Latin]; Trans-Testosterone; Testosterone Cypionate; Testosterone Enanthate; Testosteron; Testosterona [INN-Spanish]; Testostosterone
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Brand name mixture: | Anadiol Inj Liq(Estradiol Benzoate + Estradiol Enanthate + Testosterone Enanthate), Component E-H Implants with Tylan(Estradiol Benzoate + Testosterone Propionate + Tylosin Tartrate), Component E-H Implants(Estradiol Benzoate + Testosterone Propionate), Uni-Bol(Estradiol Benzoate + Estradiol Enanthate + Testosterone Enanthate), Neo Pause Injecti... show more » |
Category: | Androgens |
CAS number: | 58-22-0 |
Indication: | To be used as hormone replacement or substitution of diminished or absent endogenous testosterone. Use in males: For management of congenital or acquired hypogonadism, hypogonadism associated with HIV infection, and male climacteric (andopause). Use in females: For palliative treatment of androgen-responsive, advanced, inoperable, metastatis (skeletal) carcinoma of the breast in women who are 1-5 years postmenopausal; testosterone esters may be used in combination with estrogens in the management of moderate to severe vasomotor symptoms associated with menopause in women who do not respond to adequately to estrogen therapy alone. |
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Pharmacology: |
Testosterone is a steroid hormone from the androgen group. Testosterone is primarily secreted from the testes of males. In females, it is produced in the ovaries, adrenal glands and by conversion of adrostenedione in the periphery. It is the principal male sex hormone and an anabolic steroid. In both males and females, it plays key roles in health ...
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Mechanism of Action: |
The effects of testosterone in humans and other vertebrates occur by way of two main mechanisms: by activation of the androgen receptor (directly or as DHT), and by conversion to estradiol and activation of certain estrogen receptors. Free testosterone (T) is transported into the cytoplasm of target tissue cells, where it can bind to the androgen r...
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Absorption: | Approximately 10% of the testosterone dose applied on the skin surface is absorbed into systemic circulation |
Protein binding: | 40% of testosterone in plasma is bound to sex hormone-binding globulin and 2% remains unbound and the rest is bound to albumin and other proteins. |
Biotransformation: | Testosterone is metabolized to 17-keto steroids through two different pathways. The major active metabolites are estradiol and dihydrotestosterone (DHT). |
Route of elimination: | About 90% of a dose of testosterone given intramuscularly is excreted in the urine as glucuronic and sulfuric acid conjugates of testosterone and its metabolites; about 6% of a dose is excreted in the feces, mostly in the unconjugated form. |
Half Life: | 10-100 minutes |
Toxicity: | Side effects include amnesia, anxiety, discolored hair, dizziness, dry skin, hirsutism, hostility, impaired urination, paresthesia, penis disorder, peripheral edema, sweating, and vasodilation. |
Affected organisms: | Humans and other mammals |
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