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What is
pregnenolone
?Pronunciation: /pregnenolone*/
pregnenolone
Definition
An endogenous steroid hormone synthesized from cholesterol, which can act either as a neuroactive steroid or as a prohormone for progestogens, mineralocorticoids, glucocorticoids, androgens, estrogens, and the neuroactive steroids.