Concept information
Preferred term
Levonorgestrel
Type
-
mesh:Descriptor
Definition
- A synthetic progestational hormone with actions similar to those of PROGESTERONE and about twice as potent as its racemic or (+-)-isomer (NORGESTREL). It is used for contraception, control of menstrual disorders, and treatment of endometriosis.
Broader concept
Entry terms
- 18,19-dinorpregn-4-en-20-yn-3-one, 13-ethyl-17-hydroxy-, (17alpha)-(-)-
- 5W7SIA7YZW
- 797-63-7 (Levonorgestrel)
- D-Norgestrel
- l-Norgestrel
Allowable Qualifier(s)
- administration & dosage (Qualifier)
- adverse effects (Qualifier)
- agonists (Qualifier)
- analogs & derivatives (Qualifier)
- analysis (Qualifier)
- antagonists & inhibitors (Qualifier)
- blood (Qualifier)
- cerebrospinal fluid (Qualifier)
- chemical synthesis (Qualifier)
- chemistry (Qualifier)
- classification (Qualifier)
- economics (Qualifier)
- history (Qualifier)
- immunology (Qualifier)
- isolation & purification (Qualifier)
- metabolism (Qualifier)
- pharmacokinetics (Qualifier)
- pharmacology (Qualifier)
- poisoning (Qualifier)
- radiation effects (Qualifier)
- standards (Qualifier)
- supply & distribution (Qualifier)
- therapeutic use (Qualifier)
- toxicity (Qualifier)
- urine (Qualifier)
Pharmacological Action(s)
In other languages
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French
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5W7SIA7YZW
-
797-63-7 (Levonorgestrel)
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L-Norgestrel
URI
http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-CMVWC9LW-V
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