dehydroepiandrosterone

British  

/ diːˌhaɪdrəʊˌɛpɪænˈdrɒstəˌrəʊn /

noun

1. the most abundant steroid in the human body, that is involved in the manufacture of testosterone, oestrogen, progesterone, and corticosteroine

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Example Sentences

Researchers then measured levels of two hormones found in the rats' fecal samples after driving: corticosterone, which is a marker of stress, and dehydroepiandrosterone, which counteracts stress.

From Salon

The ratio of dehydroepiandrosterone to corticosterone increased after they learned how to drive.

From Salon

The ratio of dehydroepiandrosterone to corticosterone in the rats’ feces increased over the course of their driving training.

From The Verge

Here’s how The New Scientist describes it: The researchers assessed this by measuring levels of two hormones: corticosterone, a marker of stress, and dehydroepiandrosterone, which counteracts stress.

From The Verge

Lambert and her team uncovered another interesting tidbit: the rats that drove themselves had higher levels of dehydroepiandrosterone and were less stressed than rats that were driven around as passengers in remote-controlled cars.

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