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

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Cholesterol | Chol[1] | 5-cholesten-3beta-ol
Progestogens
Pregnenolone | P5[2] or Preg[3] | 3beta-hydroxy-5-pregnen-20-one
17α-Hydroxypregnenolone | 17-OHP5[4] or 17P5[5] | 3beta,17-dihydroxy-5-pregnen-20-one
Progesterone | P4[6] or P[3] | 4-pregnene-3,20-dione
17α-Hydroxyprogesterone | 17-OHP4[4] or 17OHP[7] or 17P4[5] | 17α-hydroxy-4-pregnene-3,20-dione
Allopregnanolone | ALLO  | 5α-pregnan-3α-ol-20-one
Androgens
Androstenedione | A4[8] or AE[9] | 4-androstene-3,17-dione
4-Hydroxyandrostenedione | 4-OH-A[3] |
11β-Hydroxyandrostenedione | 11βOHA4[10] or 11βOHΔ4[11] or OHA[12] | 11β-Hydroxy-4-androstene-3,17-dione
Androstanediol | Adiol[13] | 3-beta,17-beta-Androstanediol
Androsterone | AN[9] | 3alpha-hydroxy-5alpha-androstan-17-one
Epiandrosterone | EPIA[14] | 3beta-hydroxy-5alpha-androstan-17-one
Adrenosterone | AT[citation needed] | 4-androstene-3,11,17-trione
Dehydroepiandrosterone | DHEA[15] or DHA[16] | 3beta-hydroxy-5-androsten-17-one
Dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate | DHEAS[8] or DHAS[16] | 3beta-sulfooxy-5-androsten-17-one
Testosterone | T[4] | 17beta-hydroxy-4-androsten-3-one
Epitestosterone | epiT[17] | 17alpha-hydroxy-4-androsten-3-one
5α-Dihydrotestosterone | DHT[15] or 5α-DHT[18] | 17beta-hydroxy-5alpha-androstan-3-one
5β-Dihydrotestosterone | 5β-DHT[18] | 17beta-hydroxy-5beta-androstan-3-one
11β-Hydroxytestosterone | OHT[12] or 11β-OHT[19] | 11beta,17beta-dihydroxy-4-androsten-3-one
11-Ketotestosterone | 11-KT[20] | 17beta-hydroxy-4-androsten-3,17-dione
Estrogens
Estrone | E1[6] | 3-hydroxy-1,3,5(10)-estratrien-17-one
Estradiol | E2[4] | 1,3,5(10)-estratriene-3,17beta-diol
Estriol | E3[6] | 1,3,5(10)-estratriene-3,16alpha,17beta-triol
Corticosteroids
Corticosterone | B[7] or CORT[21] | 11beta,21-dihydroxy-4-pregnene-3,20-dione
11-Deoxycorticosterone | DOC[7] | 21-hydroxy-4-pregnene-3,20-dione
Cortisol | F[7] | 11beta,17,21-trihydroxy-4-pregnene-3,20-dione
11-Deoxycortisol | S[22] | 17,21-dihydroxy-4-pregnene-3,20-dione
Cortisone | E[7] | 17,21-dihydroxy-4-pregnene-3,11,20-trione
18-Hydroxycorticosterone | 18OHB[23] or 18B[24] | 11beta,18,21-trihydroxy-4-pregnene-3,20-dione
1α-Hydroxycorticosterone | 1α-B[25] | 1alpha,11beta, 21-trihydroxy-4-pregnene-3,20-dione
Aldosterone | A[7] or ALDO[26] | 18,11-hemiacetal of 11beta,21-dihydroxy-3,20-dioxo-4-pregnen-18-al

## References

1. ↑ "Thermomechanical and transition properties of dimyristoylphosphatidylcholine/cholesterol bilayers". Biochemistry 27 (13): 4668–73. 1988. doi:10.1021/bi00413a013. PMID 3167010.
2. ↑ "Transuterofetoplacental conversion of pregnenolone to progesterone in antiestrogen-treated baboons". Endocrinology 121 (4): 1265–71. 1987. doi:10.1210/endo-121-4-1265. PMID 3653027.
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Effects of the aromatase inhibitor 4-hydroxyandrostenedione and the antiandrogen flutamide on growth and steroid levels in DMBA-induced rat mammary tumors". Breast Cancer Res. Treat. 12 (3): 287–96. 1988. doi:10.1007/BF01811241. PMID 3147727.
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 "Testicular responsiveness to hCG before and after long-term antiestrogen treatment in oligozoospermic men". J. Steroid Biochem. 23 (5A): 651–5. 1985. doi:10.1016/0022-4731(85)90017-2. PMID 4079381.
5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Progestin is an essential factor for the initiation of the meiosis in spermatogenetic cells of the eel". Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 103 (19): 7333–8. 2006. doi:10.1073/pnas.0508419103. PMID 16651536. Bibcode: 2006PNAS..103.7333M.
6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 "Regulation of the 3 beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase activity in tissue fragments and microsomes from human term placenta: kinetic analysis and inhibition by steroids". J. Steroid Biochem. 32 (3): 413–20. 1989. doi:10.1016/0022-4731(89)90215-X. PMID 2523011.
7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 "Plasma levels of aldosterone, corticosterone, 11-deoxycorticosterone, progesterone, 17-hydroxyprogesterone, cortisol, and cortisone during infancy and childhood". Pediatr. Res. 14 (1): 39–46. 1980. doi:10.1203/00006450-198014010-00010. PMID 7360520.
8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 "Cortisol, androstenedione (A4), dehydroepiandrosterone sulphate (DHEAS) and 17 hydroxyprogesterone (17OHP) responses to low doses of (1-24)ACTH". J. Clin. Endocrinol. Metab. 83 (10): 3750–3. 1998. doi:10.1210/jcem.83.10.5315. PMID 9768696.
9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 "Hormonal specificity and activation of sexual behavior in male zebra finches". Hormones and Behavior 17 (1): 111–33. 1983. doi:10.1016/0018-506X(83)90021-1. PMID 6862388.
10. ↑ Desprez D.1, Geraz E., Hoareau M.C., Melard C., Bosc P., Baroiller J.F. (2003). "Production of a high percentage of male offspring with a natural androgen, 11beta-hydroxyandrostenedione (11betaOHA4), in Florida red tilapia". Aquaculture 216 (1): 55–65. doi:10.1016/S0044-8486(02)00276-4. https://orbi.uliege.be/bitstream/2268/76893/1/Desprez et al., 2003b.pdf.
11. ↑ "Steroid enzyme gene expressions during natural and androgen-induced gonadal differentiation in the rainbow trout, Oncorhynchus mykiss". J. Exp. Zool. 290 (6): 558–66. 2001. doi:10.1002/jez.1106. PMID 11748604. Bibcode: 2001JEZ...290..558G.
12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 D. Consten; E.D. Keuning; M. Terlou; J.G.D. Lambert; H.J.Th. Goos (2001). "Cortisol effects on the testicular androgen synthesizing capacity in common carp, Cyprinus carpio L.". Fish Physiology and Biochemistry 25 (2): 91–98. doi:10.1023/A:1020538729104.
13. ↑ "Effects of testosterone and levonorgestrel combined with a 5alpha-reductase inhibitor or gonadotropin-releasing hormone antagonist on spermatogenesis and intratesticular steroid levels in normal men". J. Clin. Endocrinol. Metab. 90 (10): 5647–55. 2005. doi:10.1210/jc.2005-0639. PMID 16030154.
14. ↑ "7-Hydroxylated epiandrosterone (7-OH-EPIA) reduces ischaemia-induced neuronal damage both in vivo and in vitro". Eur. J. Neurosci. 18 (1): 117–24. 2003. doi:10.1046/j.1460-9568.2003.02734.x. PMID 12859344.
15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 "Stimulation of androgen-dependent gene expression by the adrenal precursors dehydroepiandrosterone and androstenedione in the rat ventral prostate". Endocrinology 124 (6): 2745–54. 1989. doi:10.1210/endo-124-6-2745. PMID 2524377.
16. ↑ 16.0 16.1 "Developmental expression of cell cycle regulators in the baboon fetal adrenal gland". J. Endocrinol. 192 (1): 237–47. 2007. doi:10.1677/joe.1.06769. PMID 17210761.
17. ↑ "Epitestosterone: a potential new antiandrogen". J. Invest. Dermatol. 89 (2): 209–11. 1987. doi:10.1111/1523-1747.ep12470564. PMID 3598212.
18. ↑ 18.0 18.1 Perusquía M (2003). "Androgen-induced vasorelaxation: a potential vascular protective effect". Exp. Clin. Endocrinol. Diabetes 111 (2): 55–9. doi:10.1055/s-2003-39229. PMID 12746753.
19. ↑ T.T. Wong; Y. Zohar (2003). "The involvement of gonadotropin receptors in sex reversal: expression, distribution and regulation of gonadal FSH and LH receptors in the gilthead seabream". Fish Physiology and Biochemistry 28 (1–4): 179–180. doi:10.1023/B:FISH.0000030520.60240.cd. Bibcode: 2003FPBio..28..179W.
20. ↑ "11-Oxygenated androgens in female teleosts: prevalence, abundance, and life history implications". Gen. Comp. Endocrinol. 129 (1): 1–12. 2002. doi:10.1016/S0016-6480(02)00562-2. PMID 12409090.
21. ↑ "Acute exposure to predator odor elicits a robust increase in corticosterone and a decrease in activity without altering proliferation in the adult rat hippocampus". Exp. Neurol. 201 (2): 308–15. 2006. doi:10.1016/j.expneurol.2006.04.010. PMID 16750196.
22. ↑ "Determination of serum cortisol and 11-deoxycortisol by liquid chromatography". Clin. Chem. 25 (1): 122–6. 1979. doi:10.1093/clinchem/25.1.122. PMID 761348. http://www.clinchem.org/cgi/reprint/25/1/122.pdf.
23. ↑ "Measurement of 18-Hydroxycorticosterone During Adrenal Vein Sampling for Primary Aldosteronism". Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism 92 (7): 2648–51. 2007. doi:10.1210/jc.2006-2631. PMID 17473070.
24. ↑ "A glucocorticoid-responsive mutant androgen receptor exhibits unique ligand specificity: therapeutic implications for androgen-independent prostate cancer". Endocrinology 143 (5): 1889–1900. 2002. doi:10.1210/endo.143.5.8778. PMID 11956172.
25. ↑ "Regulation of interrenal gland steroidogenesis in the Atlantic stingray (Dasyatis sabina)". J. Exp. Zool. 284 (5): 517–25. 1999. doi:10.1002/(SICI)1097-010X(19991001)284:5<517::AID-JEZ7>3.0.CO;2-S. PMID 10469989.
26. ↑ "Aldosterone (ALDO) increases transmembrane influx of Na+ in vascular smooth muscle (VSM) cells through increased synthesis of Na+ channels". Steroids 60 (1): 114–9. 1995. doi:10.1016/0039-128X(94)00016-6. PMID 7792795.

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