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List of steroid abbreviations

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The steroid hormones are referred to by various abbreviations in the biological literature. The purpose of this list is to give commonly used abbreviations for steroid hormones, with supporting references to the literature.

Table of abbreviations

Trivial Name	Abbreviation(s)	Systematic Name
Cholesterol	Chol	5-cholesten-3beta-ol
Pregnenolone	P5 or Preg	3beta-hydroxy-5-pregnen-20-one
[17α-Hydroxypregnenolone](17a-hydroxypregnenolone)	17-OHP5 or 17P5	3beta,17-dihydroxy-5-pregnen-20-one
Progesterone	P4 or P	4-pregnene-3,20-dione
[17α-Hydroxyprogesterone](17a-hydroxyprogesterone)	17-OHP4 or 17OHP or 17P4	17α-hydroxy-4-pregnene-3,20-dione
Allopregnanolone	ALLO	5α-pregnan-3α-ol-20-one
Androstenedione	A4 or AE	4-androstene-3,17-dione
[4-Hydroxyandrostenedione](4-hydroxyandrostenedione)	4-OH-A
[11β-Hydroxyandrostenedione](11b-hydroxyandrostenedione)	11βOHA4 or 11βOHΔ4 or OHA	11β-Hydroxy-4-androstene-3,17-dione
Androstanediol	Adiol	3-beta,17-beta-Androstanediol
Androsterone	AN	3alpha-hydroxy-5alpha-androstan-17-one
Epiandrosterone	EPIA	3beta-hydroxy-5alpha-androstan-17-one
Adrenosterone	AT	4-androstene-3,11,17-trione
Dehydroepiandrosterone	DHEA or DHA	3beta-hydroxy-5-androsten-17-one
Dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate	DHEAS or DHAS	3beta-sulfooxy-5-androsten-17-one
Testosterone	T	17beta-hydroxy-4-androsten-3-one
Epitestosterone	epiT	17alpha-hydroxy-4-androsten-3-one
[5α-Dihydrotestosterone](5a-dihydrotestosterone)	DHT or 5α-DHT	17beta-hydroxy-5alpha-androstan-3-one
[5β-Dihydrotestosterone](5b-dihydrotestosterone)	5β-DHT	17beta-hydroxy-5beta-androstan-3-one
[11β-Hydroxytestosterone](11b-hydroxytestosterone)	OHT or 11β-OHT	11beta,17beta-dihydroxy-4-androsten-3-one
[11-Ketotestosterone](11-ketotestosterone)	11-KT	17beta-hydroxy-4-androsten-3,17-dione
Estrone	E1	3-hydroxy-1,3,5(10)-estratrien-17-one
Estradiol	E2	1,3,5(10)-estratriene-3,17beta-diol
Estriol	E3	1,3,5(10)-estratriene-3,16alpha,17beta-triol
Corticosterone	B or CORT	11beta,21-dihydroxy-4-pregnene-3,20-dione
[11-Deoxycorticosterone](11-deoxycorticosterone)	DOC	21-hydroxy-4-pregnene-3,20-dione
Cortisol	F	11beta,17,21-trihydroxy-4-pregnene-3,20-dione
[11-Deoxycortisol](11-deoxycortisol)	S	17,21-dihydroxy-4-pregnene-3,20-dione
Cortisone	E	17,21-dihydroxy-4-pregnene-3,11,20-trione
[18-Hydroxycorticosterone](18-hydroxycorticosterone)	18OHB or 18B	11beta,18,21-trihydroxy-4-pregnene-3,20-dione
[1α-Hydroxycorticosterone](1a-hydroxycorticosterone)	1α-B	1alpha,11beta, 21-trihydroxy-4-pregnene-3,20-dione
Aldosterone	A or ALDO	18,11-hemiacetal of 11beta,21-dihydroxy-3,20-dioxo-4-pregnen-18-al

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