"Pregnanediol" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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An inactive metabolite of PROGESTERONE by reduction at C5, C3, and C20 position. Pregnanediol has two hydroxyl groups, at 3-alpha and 20-alpha. It is detectable in URINE after OVULATION and is found in great quantities in the pregnancy urine.
| Descriptor ID |
D011276
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D04.210.500.745.495 D06.472.334.851.687.750.739
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