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Preferred term

Cyproterone  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • An anti-androgen that, in the form of its acetate (CYPROTERONE ACETATE), also has progestational properties. It is used in the treatment of hypersexuality in males, as a palliative in prostatic carcinoma, and, in combination with estrogen, for the therapy of severe acne and hirsutism in females.

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Entry terms

  • 2098-66-0 (Cyproterone)
  • 34554-28-4 (1 alpha,2 alpha,9 beta,10 alpha-isomer)
  • 3'H-Cyclopropa(1,2)pregna-1,4,6-triene-3,20-dione, 6-chloro-1,2-dihydro-17-hydroxy-, (1beta,2beta)-
  • E61Q31EK2F

Pharmacological Action(s)

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  • French

  • 2098-66-0 (Cyproterone)
  • 3'H-Cyclopropa(1,2)pregna-1,4,6-triene-3,20-dione, 6-chloro-1,2-dihydro-17-hydroxy-, (1beta,2beta)-
  • 34554-28-4 (1 alpha,2 alpha,9 beta,10 alpha-isomer)
  • E61Q31EK2F

URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-TK31RXNB-5

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