Estetrol: A unique steroid in human pregnancy

Journal of Steroid Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 110, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 138-143

  Holinka, Christian F ^a   Diczfalusy, Egon ^b   Coelingh Bennink, Herjan J T ^c  

^a PharmConsult   (United States)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^c Pantarhei Bioscience   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Fetal steroid; Human pregnancy hormone; Natural SERM

Indexed keywords

ESTETROL; ESTRADIOL; ESTRIOL; ESTRONE; TAMOXIFEN;

ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; DRUG EFFECT; ESTROGEN ACTIVITY; ESTROGEN EXCRETION; ESTROGEN SYNTHESIS; FETUS LIVER; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PREGNANCY; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY;

ANIMALS; ESTETROL; FEMALE; FETUS; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; PREGNANCY;

EID: 44649093267     PISSN: 09600760     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsbmb.2008.03.027     Document Type: Article

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