5-alpha-Dihydroprogesterone

Synonyms

3,20 Allopregnanedione

3,20-Allopregnanedione

3,20-Allopregnanedione, (5alpha)-Isomer

3,20-Allopregnanedione, (5beta,13alpha,17alpha)-Isomer

5 alpha Dihydroprogesterone

5 alpha Pregnane 3,20 dione

5 alpha Pregnanedione

5 alpha-Dihydroprogesterone

5 alpha-Pregnane-3,20-dione

5 beta Dihydroprogesterone

5 beta Pregnane 3,20 dione

5 beta-Pregnane-3,20-dione

5-alpha-Pregnane-3,20-dione

5-alpha-Pregnanedione

5-beta-Dihydroprogesterone

5alpha DHP

5alpha Pregnane 3,20 dione

5alpha-DHP

5alpha-Pregnane-3,20-dione

5beta DHP

5beta-DHP

A biologically active 5-alpha-reduced metabolite of plasma PROGESTERONE. It is the immediate precursor of 5-alpha-pregnan-3-alpha-ol-20-one (ALLOPREGNANOLONE), a neuroactive steroid that binds with GABA(A) RECEPTOR.