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Dihydrotestosterone

Research stage
Emerging research
Also known as (5-alpha, 17-beta)-17-hydroxyandrostan-3-one, 17beta-Hydroxy-5alpha-androstan-3-one, 17beta-Hydroxy-5alpha-androstane-3-one, 17beta-Hydroxyandrostan-3-one+11 more

(5-alpha, 17-beta)-17-hydroxyandrostan-3-one, 17beta-Hydroxy-5alpha-androstan-3-one, 17beta-Hydroxy-5alpha-androstane-3-one, 17beta-Hydroxyandrostan-3-one, 4-Dihydrotestosterone, 5-alpha-dihydrotestosterone, 5alpha-Dihydrotestosterone, Androstanolona, Androstanolone, Androstanolonum, DHT, DHT - 5-alpha-dihydrotestosterone, Stanolone, Dihydrotestosteron, Dihydrotestostérone.

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Research papers
Latest activity
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Recent clinical, regulatory, research and industry developments relating to this drug.

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Identifiers & mechanism

Canonical identifiers, marketed brand names and mechanism, resolved across RxNorm, ChEMBL and ATC.

Canonical name
Dihydrotestosterone
Aliases & brands
(5-alpha, 17-beta)-17-hydroxyandrostan-3-one17beta-Hydroxy-5alpha-androstan-3-one17beta-Hydroxy-5alpha-androstane-3-one17beta-Hydroxyandrostan-3-one4-Dihydrotestosterone5-alpha-dihydrotestosterone5alpha-DihydrotestosteroneAndrostanolonaAndrostanoloneAndrostanolonumDHTDHT - 5-alpha-dihydrotestosteroneStanoloneDihydrotestosteronDihydrotestostérone
RxNorm CUI
10031
ChEMBL ID
CHEMBL27769
ATC codes
A14AA01G03BB02
UNII
08J2K08A3Y

Research activity

2 papers

Key research shaping understanding of this drug, combining the latest publications with the most influential evidence.

Publications over time
20232024
Major research themes8
Sex Hormone-Binding Globulin2Cardiovascular Diseases1Cause of Death1Dihydrotestosterone1Estradiol1Fatty Liver1Luteinizing Hormone1Testosterone1
Journals, researchers & institutions
Top journals
  • Annals of internal medicine1
  • Frontiers in endocrinology1
Leading researchers
  • Adams RJ1
  • Adamski J1
  • Antonio L1
  • Ballantyne CM1
  • Banerjee R1
  • Bauer DC1
  • Bhasin S1
  • Biggs ML1
Leading institutions
free-text, unnormalised
  • Adelaide Institute for Sleep Health1
  • ANZAC Research Institute1
  • Australian Institute of Family Studies1
  • Baylor College of Medicine1
  • Brigham and Women's Hospital1
  • Centre for Big Data Research in Health1

Related drugs

3 matches

Drugs sharing diseases, protein targets and literature with this one. Ranked by graph evidence (shared targets + diseases weighted above co-mentions).

Studied across the same disease area as Dihydrotestosterone in the shared literature.

1 shared disease1 shared paper

Studied across the same disease area as Dihydrotestosterone in the shared literature.

1 shared disease1 shared paper

Studied across the same disease area as Dihydrotestosterone in the shared literature.

1 shared disease1 shared paper
References & data sources
  • RxNorm (U.S. National Library of Medicine) — drug identity
  • ChEMBL (EMBL-EBI) & UniProt — pharmacology and targets
  • Europe PMC — research literature