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    Glossary Steroid Metabolism

    process of breaking down and converting steroid hormones

    Steroid metabolism refers to the process by which the body breaks down and converts steroid hormones, such as cortisol, testosterone, and estrogen, into other substances. This involves a series of biochemical reactions primarily in the liver, where enzymes modify the steroid molecules to make them more water-soluble, allowing for their excretion through urine or bile. Understanding steroid metabolism is crucial for both diagnosing and treating conditions related to hormone imbalances and for the development of steroid-based medications.

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    1. OR20-01 Machine Learning-based Steroid Metabolome Analysis In Women With Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Reveals Three Distinct Androgen Excess Subtypes With Different Metabolic Risk Profiles. Journal of the Endocrine Society · 2023
    2. Untargeted metabolomics and steroid signatures in urine of male pattern baldness patients after finasteride treatment for a year Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) · 2020
    3. Untargeted Metabolomics and Steroid Signatures in Urine of Male Pattern Baldness Patients after Finasteride Treatment for a Year Metabolites · 2020 · 8 citations
    4. Untargeted metabolomics and steroid signatures in urine of male pattern baldness patients after finasteride treatment for a year Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) · 2020
    5. 28108 Untargeted metabolomics and steroid signatures in urine of male pattern baldness patients after finasteride treatment for a year Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology · 2021
    6. Urinary steroid metabolome shows adrenal, gonadal, and neuroactive steroid dysregulation in adolescents with depression 2025 · 1 citations
    7. Effects of sex steroid hormones and their metabolites on neuronal injury caused by oxygen-glucose deprivation/reoxygenation in organotypic hippocampal slice cultures Steroids · 2016 · 24 citations
    8. Machine learning-based steroid metabolome analysis reveals three distinct subtypes of polycystic ovary syndrome and implicates 11-oxygenated androgens as major drivers of metabolic risk Endocrine Abstracts · 2023 · 3 citations
    9. Hyperandrogenism, Elevated 17-Hydroxyprogesterone and Its Urinary Metabolites in a Young Woman with Ovarian Steroid Cell Tumor, Not Otherwise Specified: Case Report and Review of the Literature Case reports in endocrinology · 2019 · 7 citations
    10. 11α-Hydroxyprogesterone, a potent 11β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase inhibitor, is metabolised by steroid-5α-reductase and cytochrome P450 17α-hydroxylase/17,20-lyase to produce C11α-derivatives of 21-deoxycortisol and 11-hydroxyandrostenedione in vitro The Journal of Steroid Biochemistry and Molecular Biology · 2019 · 7 citations
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