The colorimetric determination of stilboestrol and dienoestrol.
1948
F L Warren, and
F Goulden, and
A M Robinson
Chester Beatty Research Institute, The Royal Cancer Hospital (Free), London, S.W. 3, and Pathology Department, St Bartholomew's Hospital, London, E.C. 1.
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D004028
Dienestrol
A synthetic, non-steroidal estrogen structurally related to stilbestrol. It is used, usually as the cream, in the treatment of menopausal and postmenopausal symptoms.
A synthetic nonsteroidal estrogen used in the treatment of menopausal and postmenopausal disorders. It was also used formerly as a growth promoter in animals. According to the Fourth Annual Report on Carcinogens (NTP 85-002, 1985), diethylstilbestrol has been listed as a known carcinogen. (Merck, 11th ed)