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Preferred Name

Diethylstilbestrol Dipropionate
Synonyms

DIETHYLSTILBESTROL DIPROPIONATE

Diethylstilbestrol Dipropionate

Stilboestrol Dipropionate

Definitions

The dipropionate ester of a synthetic, nonsteroidal form of estrogen. A well-known teratogen and carcinogen, diethylstilbestrol inhibits the hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal axis, thereby blocking the testicular synthesis of testosterone, lowering plasma testosterone, and inducing a chemical castration.

ID

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C74557

CAS_Registry

130-80-3

Chemical_Formula

C24H28O4

code

C74557

Concept_In_Subset

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C63923

Contributing_Source

FDA

DEFINITION

The dipropionate ester of a synthetic, nonsteroidal form of estrogen. A well-known teratogen and carcinogen, diethylstilbestrol inhibits the hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal axis, thereby blocking the testicular synthesis of testosterone, lowering plasma testosterone, and inducing a chemical castration.

FDA_UNII_Code

Y98CK3J0OL

FULL_SYN

DIETHYLSTILBESTROL DIPROPIONATE

Diethylstilbestrol Dipropionate

Stilboestrol Dipropionate

label

Diethylstilbestrol Dipropionate

Legacy Concept Name

Diethylstilbestrol_Dipropionate

Preferred_Name

Diethylstilbestrol Dipropionate

prefixIRI

Thesaurus:C74557

Semantic_Type

Organic Chemical

Pharmacologic Substance

UMLS_CUI

C0057965

subClassOf

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C2182

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