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androstane

Androstane vs Androstene - What's the difference?

androstane | androstene |


As nouns the difference between androstane and androstene

is that androstane is the steroid hydrocarbon from which all androgens (such as testosterone) are derived while androstene is a monounsaturated derivative of androstane that is the basis of many steroids.