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 NameAbbreviation(s)Systematic NameCholesterolChol5-cholesten-3beta-olProgestogensPregnenoloneP5 or Preg3beta-hydroxy-5-pregnen-20-one17α-Hydroxypregnenolone17-OHP5 or 17P53beta,17-dihydroxy-5-pregnen-20-oneProgesteroneP4 or P4-pregnene-3,20-dione17α-Hydroxyprogesterone17-OHP4 or 17OHP or 17P417α-hydroxy-4-pregnene-3,20-dioneAllopregnanoloneALLO5α-pregnan-3α-ol-20-oneAndrogensAndrostenedioneA4 or AE4-androstene-3,17-dione4-Hydroxyandrostenedione4-OH-A 11β-Hydroxyandrostenedione11βOHA4 or 11βOHΔ4 or OHA11β-Hydroxy-4-androstene-3,17-dioneAndrostanediolAdiol3-beta,17-beta-AndrostanediolAndrosteroneAN3alpha-hydroxy-5alpha-androstan-17-oneEpiandrosteroneEPIA3beta-hydroxy-5alpha-androstan-17-oneAdrenosteroneAT4-androstene-3,11,17-trioneDehydroepiandrosteroneDHEA or DHA3beta-hydroxy-5-androsten-17-oneDehydroepiandrosterone sulfate DHEAS or DHAS3beta-sulfooxy-5-androsten-17-oneTestosteroneT17beta-hydroxy-4-androsten-3-oneEpitestosteroneepiT17alpha-hydroxy-4-androsten-3-one5α-DihydrotestosteroneDHT or 5α-DHT17beta-hydroxy-5alpha-androstan-3-one5β-Dihydrotestosterone5β-DHT17beta-hydroxy-5beta-androstan-3-one11β-HydroxytestosteroneOHT or 11β-OHT11beta,17beta-dihydroxy-4-androsten-3-one11-Ketotestosterone11-KT17beta-hydroxy-4-androsten-3,17-dioneEstrogensEstroneE13-hydroxy-1,3,5(10)-estratrien-17-oneEstradiolE21,3,5(10)-estratriene-3,17beta-diolEstriolE31,3,5(10)-estratriene-3,16alpha,17beta-triolCorticosteroidsCorticosteroneB or CORT11beta,21-dihydroxy-4-pregnene-3,20-dione11-DeoxycorticosteroneDOC21-hydroxy-4-pregnene-3,20-dioneCortisolF11beta,17,21-trihydroxy-4-pregnene-3,20-dione11-DeoxycortisolS17,21-dihydroxy-4-pregnene-3,20-dioneCortisoneE17,21-dihydroxy-4-pregnene-3,11,20-trione18-Hydroxycorticosterone18OHB or 18B11beta,18,21-trihydroxy-4-pregnene-3,20-dione1α-Hydroxycorticosterone1α-B1alpha,11beta, 21-trihydroxy-4-pregnene-3,20-dioneAldosteroneA or ALDO18,11-hemiacetal of 11beta,21-dihydroxy-3,20-dioxo-4-pregnen-18-al
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