dromostanolone
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Drostanolone, or dromostanolone, is an anabolic–androgenic steroid (AAS) of the dihydrotestosterone (DHT) group which was never marketed. An androgen ester prodrug of drostanolone, drostanolone propionate, was formerly used in the treatment of breast cancer in women under brand names such as Drolban, Masteril, and Masteron. This has also been used non-medically for physique- or performance-enhancing purposes.
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- Mass
- 304.24
- Has use
- medication
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- chemical formula
- C₂₀H₃₂O₂
- canonical SMILES
- CC1CC2(C(CCC3C2CCC4(C3CCC4O)C)CC1=O)C
- isomeric SMILES
- C[C@@H]1C[C@]2([C@@H](CC[C@@H]3[C@@H]2CC[C@]4([C@H]3CC[C@@H]4O)C)CC1=O)C
- World Health Organisation international non-proprietary name
- drostanolone
- Commons category
- Drostanolone
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- Non-medical uses
- Synthesis
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Drostanolone, or dromostanolone, is an anabolic–androgenic steroid (AAS) of the dihydrotestosterone (DHT) group which was never marketed. An androgen ester prodrug of drostanolone, drostanolone propionate, was formerly used in the treatment of breast cancer in women under brand names such as Drolban, Masteril, and Masteron. This has also been used non-medically for physique- or performance-enhancing purposes.
==Pharmacology==
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