Butestrol Explained

Butestrol, or racemic butestrol (rac-butestrol) is a synthetic nonsteroidal estrogen which was never marketed.[1] [2] [3] It is structurally related to diethylstilbestrol and other stilbestrols.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. Terenius L . Effect of synthetic oestrogens and analogues on the uptake of oestradiol by the immature mouse uterus and vagina . Acta Pharmacologica et Toxicologica . 24 . 1 . 89–100 . 1966 . 6012750 . 10.1111/j.1600-0773.1966.tb00371.x .
  2. Martin L, Cox RI, Emmens CW . Further studies on the effects of oestrogens and anti-oestrogens on early pregnancy in mice. Reproduction. 5. 2. 1963. 239–247. 1470-1626. 10.1530/jrf.0.0050239. 84972967 .
  3. Martin L, Claringbold PJ . The mitogenic action of oestrogens in the vaginal epithelium of the ovariectomized mouse . The Journal of Endocrinology . 20 . 3 . 173–186 . May 1960 . 14421704 . 10.1677/joe.0.0200173 .
  4. Emmens CW, Cox RI, Martin L . The oestrogenic and anti-oestrogenic activity of compounds related to diethylstilboestrol . Acta Endocrinologica . 45 . 4_Suppl . SUPPL90:61–SUPPL90:69 . 1964 . 14117596 . 10.1530/acta.0.045s061 .

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