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Estranes
Medical Definition: | A group of compounds forming the nucleus of the estrogenic steroid family. |
Guide Notes: | do not confuse with ESTRENES |
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Estrenes - Unsaturated derivatives of the ESTRANES with methyl groups at carbon-13, with no carbon at carbon-10, and with no more than one carbon at carbon-17. They must contain one or more double bonds. |
Estranes Medical Definitions and Terms
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