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Estetrol
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Definition
: A metabolite of ESTRIOL with a 15-alpha-hydroxyl group. Estetrol can be converted from estriol sulfate or DEHYDROEPIANDROSTERONE SULFATE by the fetal-placental unit.
Other names
15 alpha Hydroxyestriol; 15 alpha Hydroxy Estriol; 15-
alpha-
Hydroxy-
Estriol; 15 alpha-
Hydroxyestriol
Substance
CAS Registry & name
Categories
Source
Drugs
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1,3,5(10)-
estratriene-
3,15 beta,16 beta,17 beta-
tetrol
58001-91-5 Estra-
1,3,5(10)-
triene-
3,15,16,17-
tetrol, (15beta,16beta,17beta)
*Estetrol
Isomerism.
J Steroid Biochem 6(10):1401;1975