Recent advances in oxasteroids chemistry

Steroids

Volumn 72, Issue 6-7, 2007, Pages 475-508

  Ibrahim Ouali, Malika ^a  

^a UMR 6180 CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Biological activity; Oxasteroid

Indexed keywords

11 HETEROSTEROID DERIVATIVE; 11 OXASTEROID DERIVATIVE; 12 OXASTEROID DERIVATIVE; 15 OXASTEROID DERIVATIVE; 16 OXASTEROID DERIVATIVE; 17 ALPHA ACETOXY 6 CHLORO 2 OXAPREGNA 4,6 DIENE 3,20 DIONE 9; 17 OXASTEROID DERIVATIVE; 2 OXACHLORMADINONE ACETATE 9; 2 OXASTEROID DERIVATIVE; 3 OXASTEROID DERIVATIVE; 4 OXASTEROID DERIVATIVE; 6 OXASTEROID DERIVATIVE; 7 OXASTEROID DERIVATIVE; ANTIANDROGEN; AROMATASE; BRASSINOLIDE; BRASSINOSTEROID; DEXTRO DIHOMO OXASTEROID DERIVATIVE; DEXTRO HOMO OXASTEROID DERIVATIVE; ESTROGEN; IPRIFLAVONE; OSATERONE ACETATE; OXASTEROID DERIVATIVE; RALOXIFENE; STEROID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACNE VULGARIS; ALOPECIA; BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITY; CATALYSIS; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG ACETYLATION; DRUG ACTIVATION; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG BINDING; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG METABOLISM; DRUG POTENCY; DRUG RECEPTOR BINDING; DRUG RESEARCH; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG STRUCTURE; DRUG SYNTHESIS; DRUG TRANSFORMATION; ESTROGEN ACTIVITY; HIRSUTISM; HORMONE ACTION; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; OSTEOPOROSIS; PROSTATE CARCINOMA; PROSTATE HYPERTROPHY; PROSTATISM; REVIEW; SEBORRHEA; STEREOCHEMISTRY; STEROIDOGENESIS; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT;

MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; STEROIDS;

EID: 34248541286     PISSN: 0039128X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.steroids.2007.03.004     Document Type: Review

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