Logo
Unionpedia
Communication
Get it on Google Play
New! Download Unionpedia on your Android™ device!
Download
Faster access than browser!
 

Dehydroepiandrosterone and Testosterone

Shortcuts: Differences, Similarities, Jaccard Similarity Coefficient, References.

Difference between Dehydroepiandrosterone and Testosterone

Dehydroepiandrosterone vs. Testosterone

Dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA), also known as androstenolone, is an endogenous steroid hormone. Testosterone is the primary male sex hormone and an anabolic steroid.

Similarities between Dehydroepiandrosterone and Testosterone

Dehydroepiandrosterone and Testosterone have 58 things in common (in Unionpedia): Acne, Adolf Butenandt, Adrenal gland, Agonist, Allosteric modulator, Androgen, Androgen receptor, Androstane, Androstenedione, Antiandrogen, Biological activity, Biosynthesis, Blood–brain barrier, Body hair, Body odor, Brain, Cholesterol, Cholesterol side-chain cleavage enzyme, Circulatory system, CYP17A1, CYP2C9, Dihydrotestosterone, Enzyme, Epiandrosterone, Estradiol, Estrogen, Estrogen receptor, First pass effect, GABAA receptor, Gonadotropin-releasing hormone, ..., Human serum albumin, Intramuscular injection, Ketosteroid, Ligand (biochemistry), Liver, Low-affinity nerve growth factor receptor, Medication, Metabolism, Metabolite, Nerve growth factor, Neurotrophin, Oral administration, Ovulation, Pregnancy, Pregnenolone, Protein, Pubarche, Puberty, Pubic hair, Sex hormone-binding globulin, Sex steroid, Sigma-1 receptor, Steroid, Sulfation, Sulfotransferase, Tropomyosin receptor kinase A, Underarm hair, Urine. Expand index (28 more) »

Acne

Acne, also known as acne vulgaris, is a long-term skin disease that occurs when hair follicles are clogged with dead skin cells and oil from the skin.

Acne and Dehydroepiandrosterone · Acne and Testosterone · See more »

Adolf Butenandt

Adolf Friedrich Johann Butenandt (24 March 1903 – 18 January 1995) was a German biochemist.

Adolf Butenandt and Dehydroepiandrosterone · Adolf Butenandt and Testosterone · See more »

Adrenal gland

The adrenal glands (also known as suprarenal glands) are endocrine glands that produce a variety of hormones including adrenaline and the steroids aldosterone and cortisol.

Adrenal gland and Dehydroepiandrosterone · Adrenal gland and Testosterone · See more »

Agonist

An agonist is a chemical that binds to a receptor and activates the receptor to produce a biological response.

Agonist and Dehydroepiandrosterone · Agonist and Testosterone · See more »

Allosteric modulator

In biochemistry and pharmacology, an allosteric modulator (allo- from the Greek meaning "other") is a substance which indirectly influences (modulates) the effects of a primary ligand that directly activates or deactivates the function of a target protein.

Allosteric modulator and Dehydroepiandrosterone · Allosteric modulator and Testosterone · See more »

Androgen

An androgen (from Greek andr-, the stem of the word meaning "man") is any natural or synthetic steroid hormone which regulates the development and maintenance of male characteristics in vertebrates by binding to androgen receptors.

Androgen and Dehydroepiandrosterone · Androgen and Testosterone · See more »

Androgen receptor

The androgen receptor (AR), also known as NR3C4 (nuclear receptor subfamily 3, group C, member 4), is a type of nuclear receptor that is activated by binding any of the androgenic hormones, including testosterone and dihydrotestosterone in the cytoplasm and then translocating into the nucleus.

Androgen receptor and Dehydroepiandrosterone · Androgen receptor and Testosterone · See more »

Androstane

Androstane is a C19 steroid with a gonane core.

Androstane and Dehydroepiandrosterone · Androstane and Testosterone · See more »

Androstenedione

Androstenedione, or 4-androstenedione (abbreviated as A4 or Δ4-dione), also known as androst-4-ene-3,17-dione, is an endogenous weak androgen steroid hormone and intermediate in the biosynthesis of estrone and of testosterone from dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA).

Androstenedione and Dehydroepiandrosterone · Androstenedione and Testosterone · See more »

Antiandrogen

Antiandrogens, also known as androgen antagonists or testosterone blockers, are a class of drugs that prevent androgens like testosterone and dihydrotestosterone (DHT) from mediating their biological effects in the body.

Antiandrogen and Dehydroepiandrosterone · Antiandrogen and Testosterone · See more »

Biological activity

In pharmacology, biological activity or pharmacological activity describes the beneficial or adverse effects of a drug on living matter.

Biological activity and Dehydroepiandrosterone · Biological activity and Testosterone · See more »

Biosynthesis

Biosynthesis (also called anabolism) is a multi-step, enzyme-catalyzed process where substrates are converted into more complex products in living organisms.

Biosynthesis and Dehydroepiandrosterone · Biosynthesis and Testosterone · See more »

Blood–brain barrier

The blood–brain barrier (BBB) is a highly selective semipermeable membrane barrier that separates the circulating blood from the brain and extracellular fluid in the central nervous system (CNS).

Blood–brain barrier and Dehydroepiandrosterone · Blood–brain barrier and Testosterone · See more »

Body hair

Body hair, or androgenic hair, is the terminal hair that develops on the human body during and after puberty.

Body hair and Dehydroepiandrosterone · Body hair and Testosterone · See more »

Body odor

Body odor (American English) or body odour (British English; see spelling differences) is present in animals and humans, and its intensity can be influenced by many factors (behavioral patterns, survival strategies).

Body odor and Dehydroepiandrosterone · Body odor and Testosterone · See more »

Brain

The brain is an organ that serves as the center of the nervous system in all vertebrate and most invertebrate animals.

Brain and Dehydroepiandrosterone · Brain and Testosterone · See more »

Cholesterol

Cholesterol (from the Ancient Greek chole- (bile) and stereos (solid), followed by the chemical suffix -ol for an alcohol) is an organic molecule.

Cholesterol and Dehydroepiandrosterone · Cholesterol and Testosterone · See more »

Cholesterol side-chain cleavage enzyme

Cholesterol side-chain cleavage enzyme is commonly referred to as P450scc, where "scc" is an acronym for side-chain cleavage.

Cholesterol side-chain cleavage enzyme and Dehydroepiandrosterone · Cholesterol side-chain cleavage enzyme and Testosterone · See more »

Circulatory system

The circulatory system, also called the cardiovascular system or the vascular system, is an organ system that permits blood to circulate and transport nutrients (such as amino acids and electrolytes), oxygen, carbon dioxide, hormones, and blood cells to and from the cells in the body to provide nourishment and help in fighting diseases, stabilize temperature and pH, and maintain homeostasis.

Circulatory system and Dehydroepiandrosterone · Circulatory system and Testosterone · See more »

CYP17A1

Cytochrome P450 17A1, also called steroid 17α-monooxygenase, 17α-hydroxylase, 17,20-lyase, or 17,20-desmolase, is an enzyme of the hydroxylase type that in humans is encoded by the CYP17A1 gene on chromosome 10.

CYP17A1 and Dehydroepiandrosterone · CYP17A1 and Testosterone · See more »

CYP2C9

Cytochrome P450 2C9 (abbreviated CYP2C9) is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the CYP2C9 gene.

CYP2C9 and Dehydroepiandrosterone · CYP2C9 and Testosterone · See more »

Dihydrotestosterone

Dihydrotestosterone (DHT), or 5α-dihydrotestosterone (5α-DHT), also known as androstanolone or stanolone, is an endogenous androgen sex steroid and hormone.

Dehydroepiandrosterone and Dihydrotestosterone · Dihydrotestosterone and Testosterone · See more »

Enzyme

Enzymes are macromolecular biological catalysts.

Dehydroepiandrosterone and Enzyme · Enzyme and Testosterone · See more »

Epiandrosterone

Epiandrosterone, or isoandrosterone, also known as 3β-androsterone, 3β-hydroxy-5α-androstan-17-one, or 5α-androstan-3β-ol-17-one, is a steroid hormone with weak androgenic activity.

Dehydroepiandrosterone and Epiandrosterone · Epiandrosterone and Testosterone · See more »

Estradiol

Estradiol (E2), also spelled oestradiol, is an estrogen steroid hormone and the major female sex hormone.

Dehydroepiandrosterone and Estradiol · Estradiol and Testosterone · See more »

Estrogen

Estrogen, or oestrogen, is the primary female sex hormone.

Dehydroepiandrosterone and Estrogen · Estrogen and Testosterone · See more »

Estrogen receptor

Estrogen receptors (ERs) are a group of proteins found inside cells.

Dehydroepiandrosterone and Estrogen receptor · Estrogen receptor and Testosterone · See more »

First pass effect

The first pass effect (also known as first-pass metabolism or presystemic metabolism) is a phenomenon of drug metabolism whereby the concentration of a drug is greatly reduced before it reaches the systemic circulation.

Dehydroepiandrosterone and First pass effect · First pass effect and Testosterone · See more »

GABAA receptor

The GABAA receptor (GABAAR) is an ionotropic receptor and ligand-gated ion channel.

Dehydroepiandrosterone and GABAA receptor · GABAA receptor and Testosterone · See more »

Gonadotropin-releasing hormone

Gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) also known as gonadoliberin, and by various other names in its endogenous form and as gonadorelin in its pharmaceutical form, is a releasing hormone responsible for the release of follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) and luteinizing hormone (LH) from the anterior pituitary.

Dehydroepiandrosterone and Gonadotropin-releasing hormone · Gonadotropin-releasing hormone and Testosterone · See more »

Human serum albumin

Human serum albumin is the serum albumin found in human blood.

Dehydroepiandrosterone and Human serum albumin · Human serum albumin and Testosterone · See more »

Intramuscular injection

Intramuscular (also IM or im) injection is the injection of a substance directly into muscle.

Dehydroepiandrosterone and Intramuscular injection · Intramuscular injection and Testosterone · See more »

Ketosteroid

Androstenedione Androsterone Estrone A ketosteroid, or an oxosteroid, is a steroid in which a hydrogen atom has been replaced with a ketone (C.

Dehydroepiandrosterone and Ketosteroid · Ketosteroid and Testosterone · See more »

Ligand (biochemistry)

In biochemistry and pharmacology, a ligand is a substance that forms a complex with a biomolecule to serve a biological purpose.

Dehydroepiandrosterone and Ligand (biochemistry) · Ligand (biochemistry) and Testosterone · See more »

Liver

The liver, an organ only found in vertebrates, detoxifies various metabolites, synthesizes proteins, and produces biochemicals necessary for digestion.

Dehydroepiandrosterone and Liver · Liver and Testosterone · See more »

Low-affinity nerve growth factor receptor

The low-affinity nerve growth factor receptor (nerve growth factor receptor (TNFR superfamily, member 16), also called the LNGFR or p75 neurotrophin receptor) is one of the two receptor types for the neurotrophins, a family of protein growth factors that stimulate neuronal cells to survive and differentiate.

Dehydroepiandrosterone and Low-affinity nerve growth factor receptor · Low-affinity nerve growth factor receptor and Testosterone · See more »

Medication

A medication (also referred to as medicine, pharmaceutical drug, or simply drug) is a drug used to diagnose, cure, treat, or prevent disease.

Dehydroepiandrosterone and Medication · Medication and Testosterone · See more »

Metabolism

Metabolism (from μεταβολή metabolē, "change") is the set of life-sustaining chemical transformations within the cells of organisms.

Dehydroepiandrosterone and Metabolism · Metabolism and Testosterone · See more »

Metabolite

A metabolite is the intermediate end product of metabolism.

Dehydroepiandrosterone and Metabolite · Metabolite and Testosterone · See more »

Nerve growth factor

Nerve growth factor (NGF) is a neurotrophic factor and neuropeptide primarily involved in the regulation of growth, maintenance, proliferation, and survival of certain target neurons.

Dehydroepiandrosterone and Nerve growth factor · Nerve growth factor and Testosterone · See more »

Neurotrophin

Neurotrophins are a family of proteins that induce the survival, development, and function of neurons.

Dehydroepiandrosterone and Neurotrophin · Neurotrophin and Testosterone · See more »

Oral administration

| name.

Dehydroepiandrosterone and Oral administration · Oral administration and Testosterone · See more »

Ovulation

Ovulation is the release of eggs from the ovaries.

Dehydroepiandrosterone and Ovulation · Ovulation and Testosterone · See more »

Pregnancy

Pregnancy, also known as gestation, is the time during which one or more offspring develops inside a woman.

Dehydroepiandrosterone and Pregnancy · Pregnancy and Testosterone · See more »

Pregnenolone

Pregnenolone (P5), or pregn-5-en-3β-ol-20-one, is an endogenous steroid and precursor/metabolic intermediate in the biosynthesis of most of the steroid hormones, including the progestogens, androgens, estrogens, glucocorticoids, and mineralocorticoids.

Dehydroepiandrosterone and Pregnenolone · Pregnenolone and Testosterone · See more »

Protein

Proteins are large biomolecules, or macromolecules, consisting of one or more long chains of amino acid residues.

Dehydroepiandrosterone and Protein · Protein and Testosterone · See more »

Pubarche

Pubarche refers to the first appearance of pubic hair at puberty.

Dehydroepiandrosterone and Pubarche · Pubarche and Testosterone · See more »

Puberty

Puberty is the process of physical changes through which a child's body matures into an adult body capable of sexual reproduction.

Dehydroepiandrosterone and Puberty · Puberty and Testosterone · See more »

Pubic hair

Pubic hair is terminal body hair that is found in the genital area of adolescent and adult humans.

Dehydroepiandrosterone and Pubic hair · Pubic hair and Testosterone · See more »

Sex hormone-binding globulin

Sex hormone-binding globulin (SHBG) or sex steroid-binding globulin (SSBG) is a glycoprotein that binds to the two sex hormones: androgen and estrogen.

Dehydroepiandrosterone and Sex hormone-binding globulin · Sex hormone-binding globulin and Testosterone · See more »

Sex steroid

Sex steroids, also known as gonadocorticoids and gonadal steroids, are steroid hormones that interact with vertebrate androgen or estrogen receptors.

Dehydroepiandrosterone and Sex steroid · Sex steroid and Testosterone · See more »

Sigma-1 receptor

The sigma-1 receptor (σ1R), one of two sigma receptor subtypes, is a chaperone protein at the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) that modulates calcium signaling through the IP3 receptor.

Dehydroepiandrosterone and Sigma-1 receptor · Sigma-1 receptor and Testosterone · See more »

Steroid

A steroid is a biologically active organic compound with four rings arranged in a specific molecular configuration.

Dehydroepiandrosterone and Steroid · Steroid and Testosterone · See more »

Sulfation

Sulfation or sulfurylation (not to be confused with sulfonation) in biochemistry is the enzyme-catalyzed conjugation of a sulfo group (not a sulfate or sulfuryl group) to another molecule.

Dehydroepiandrosterone and Sulfation · Sulfation and Testosterone · See more »

Sulfotransferase

Sulfotransferases are transferase enzymes that catalyze the transfer of a sulfo group from a donor molecule to an acceptor alcohol or amine.

Dehydroepiandrosterone and Sulfotransferase · Sulfotransferase and Testosterone · See more »

Tropomyosin receptor kinase A

Tropomyosin receptor kinase A (TrkA), also known as high affinity nerve growth factor receptor, neurotrophic tyrosine kinase receptor type 1, or TRK1-transforming tyrosine kinase protein is a protein that in humans is encoded by the NTRK1 gene.

Dehydroepiandrosterone and Tropomyosin receptor kinase A · Testosterone and Tropomyosin receptor kinase A · See more »

Underarm hair

Underarm hair, also known as axillary hair, is the hair in the underarm area (axilla).

Dehydroepiandrosterone and Underarm hair · Testosterone and Underarm hair · See more »

Urine

Urine is a liquid by-product of metabolism in humans and in many animals.

Dehydroepiandrosterone and Urine · Testosterone and Urine · See more »

The list above answers the following questions

Dehydroepiandrosterone and Testosterone Comparison

Dehydroepiandrosterone has 163 relations, while Testosterone has 262. As they have in common 58, the Jaccard index is 13.65% = 58 / (163 + 262).

References

This article shows the relationship between Dehydroepiandrosterone and Testosterone. To access each article from which the information was extracted, please visit:

Hey! We are on Facebook now! »