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fosfestrol

Term · Oncology and biomedicine · MLC-T-ONC-013761

The diphosphate 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.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ONC-013761
FieldOncology and biomedicine
AbbreviationDESP
Synonymsdiethyldihydroxystilbene diphosphate; diethylstilbestrol diphosphate; diethylstilbestryl diphosphate; fosfestrol sodium phosphoestrolum; stilbestrol diphosphate; stilboestrol diphosphate
ReferencesNational Cancer Institute Thesaurus (CC BY 4.0)
Record as JSON
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  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-013761",
  "term": "fosfestrol",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "The diphosphate 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.",
  "abbreviation": "DESP",
  "synonyms": [
    "diethyldihydroxystilbene diphosphate",
    "diethylstilbestrol diphosphate",
    "diethylstilbestryl diphosphate",
    "fosfestrol sodium phosphoestrolum",
    "stilbestrol diphosphate",
    "stilboestrol diphosphate"
  ],
  "references": [
    "National Cancer Institute Thesaurus"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/fosfestrol/"
}

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