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Id http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D011800
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Preferred Name

Quinestrol

Definitions
The 3-cyclopentyl ether of ETHINYL ESTRADIOL. After gastrointestinal absorption, it is stored in ADIPOSE TISSUE, slowly released, and metabolized principally to the parent compound. It has been used in ESTROGEN REPLACEMENT THERAPY. (From AMA Drug Evaluations Annual, 1992, p1011)
Synonyms
Ethinyl Estradiol 3-Cyclopentyl Ether
19-Norpregna-1,3,5(10)-trien-20-yn-17-ol, 3-(cyclopentyloxy)-, (17alpha)-
Estrovis
Ethinyl Estradiol 3 Cyclopentyl Ether
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