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Pregnenolone MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Pregnenolone
Tree Number(s)
D04.210.500.745.745.725
D06.472.040.585.745
D06.472.334.851.687.500
Unique ID
D011284
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D011284
Annotation
do not confuse with PREGNANOLONE
Scope Note
A 21-carbon steroid, derived from CHOLESTEROL and found in steroid hormone-producing tissues. Pregnenolone is the precursor to GONADAL STEROID HORMONES and the adrenal CORTICOSTEROIDS.
Entry Term(s)
5-Pregnen-3-beta-ol-20-one
Related Numbers
145-13-1
CAS Type 1 Name
Pregn-5-en-20-one, 3-hydroxy-, (3beta)-
Date Established
1966/01/01
Date of Entry
1999/01/01
Revision Date
2016/05/31
Pregnenolone Preferred
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