MeSH definition : A biologically active 20-alpha-reduced metabolite of PROGESTERONE. It is converted
from progesterone to 20-alpha-hydroxypregn-4-en-3-one by the 20-ALPHA-HYDROXYSTEROID
DEHYDROGENASE in the CORPUS LUTEUM and the PLACENTA.;
A biologically active 20-alpha-reduced metabolite of PROGESTERONE. It is converted
from progesterone to 20-alpha-hydroxypregn-4-en-3-one by the 20-ALPHA-HYDROXYSTEROID
DEHYDROGENASE in the CORPUS LUTEUM and the PLACENTA.