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... > Polycyclic Compounds > Fused-Ring Compounds > Steroids > Estranes > Estrenes > Estriol
... > Chemical Actions and Uses > Pharmacologic Actions > Physiological Effects of Drugs > Hormones, Hormone Substitutes, and Hormone Antagonists > Hormones > Gonadal Hormones > Gonadal Steroid Hormones > Estradiol Congeners > Estriol

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Estriol  

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  • (16alpha,17beta)-Estra-1,3,5(10)-Triene-3,16,17-Triol
  • 16alpha,17beta Estriol
  • 16alpha,17beta-Estriol
  • 16 alpha Hydroxy Estradiol
  • 16-alpha-Hydroxy-Estradiol

Scope note

  • A hydroxylated metabolite of ESTRADIOL or ESTRONE that has a hydroxyl group at C3, 16-alpha, and 17-beta position. Estriol is a major urinary estrogen. During PREGNANCY, a large amount of estriol is produced by the PLACENTA. Isomers with inversion of the hydroxyl group or groups are called epiestriol.

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