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- noun biochemistry A
steroid hormone with weakandrogenic activity, a naturalmetabolite ofdehydroepiandrosterone via the 5α-reductase enzyme .
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Inactivin (bromine epiandrosterone) is a compound related to steroids found in the body, and has antiviral properties that interfere with the metabolism of the Aids virus.
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