Dehydroepiandrosterone
Dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) is mostly present in the form of sulfate conjugates (DHEA-s). About 90% of the blood circulation comes from the adrenal cortex reticular zone, and the serum concentration is mostly used to evaluate the situation of suspected excessive adrenal androgen secretion. Serum DHEA-S is closely related to the excretion of 17-ketosteroids in 24h urine, and its clinical significance is about the same.
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