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Testolactone

Term · Oncology and biomedicine · MLC-T-ONC-017078

A progesterone derivative with antineoplastic activity. Testolactone inhibits steroid aromatase, thereby preventing the formation of estrogen from adrenal androstenedione and reducing endogenous estrogen levels.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ONC-017078
FieldOncology and biomedicine
AbbreviationTL
SynonymsFludestrin; therapeutic testolactone
ReferencesNational Cancer Institute Thesaurus (CC BY 4.0)
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-017078",
  "term": "Testolactone",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "A progesterone derivative with antineoplastic activity. Testolactone inhibits steroid aromatase, thereby preventing the formation of estrogen from adrenal androstenedione and reducing endogenous estrogen levels.",
  "abbreviation": "TL",
  "synonyms": [
    "Fludestrin",
    "therapeutic testolactone"
  ],
  "references": [
    "National Cancer Institute Thesaurus"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/testolactone/"
}

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