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Synthesized (trade name Estronol) and used to treat estrogen deficiency
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estrone
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n. a naturally occurring weak estrogenic hormone secreted by the mammalian ovary; synthesized (trade name Estronol) and used to treat estrogen deficiency [syn: oestrone , theelin , Estronol ]
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Estrone (E1, and also oestrone ) is an estrogenic hormone secreted by the ovary as well as adipose tissue with the chemical name of 3-hydroxyestra-1,3,5(10)-triene-17-one and the chemical formula CHO. Estrone is an odorless, solid crystalline powder, white ...
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n. (context steroid hormone English) An estrogenic hormone excreted by the ovaries; sometimes manufactured synthetically for use in cases of estrogen deficiency.
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Estrone acts as an antiestrogen, stopping the full action of estradiol.
The results of many studies in laboratory animals and cell cultures have confirmed that estrone, equilin, estradiol, and ethinyl estradiol can all cause cancer in endometrial and breast tissue.