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Quinestrol

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Definition: 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)     
Pharmacological Action Estrogens 		Other names Ethinyl Estradiol 3-Cyclopentyl Ether; Ethinyl Estradiol 3 Cyclopentyl Ether; Parke Davis Brand of Quinestrol; EstrovisDrugs* : ESTROVIS
 
SubstanceCAS Registry & nameCategoriesSourceDrugs*
11 alpha-methoxyquinestrol  94514-09-7   Quinestrol/*analogs & derivatives. Yao Hsueh Hsueh Pao 1987;22(3):191
11 alpha-hydroxyquinestrol  111102-94-4   Quinestrol/*analogs & derivatives. Yao Hsueh Hsueh Pao 1987;22(3):191
nylestriol  39791-20-3 19-Norpregna-1,3,5(10)-trien-20-yne-16,17-diol, 3-(cyclopentyloxy)-, (16alpha,17alpha)  Quinestrol/*analogs & derivatives Estradiol Congeners. J Pharm Sci 64(7):1210;1975
BDH 10,131  42380-76-7 19,21,27-trinorcholesta-1,3,5(10)-triene-20(22),23-diyn-17-ol, 3-(cyclopentyloxy)-, (17 alpha)  Quinestrol/*analogs & derivatives. Nature 244(5411):105;1973

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