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Medroxyprogesterone  

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Entry terms

  • 17 alpha Hydroxy 6 alpha Methylprogesterone
  • 17 alpha-Hydroxy-6 alpha-Methylprogesterone
  • (6 alpha)-17-Hydroxy-6-methylpregn-4-ene-3,20-dione
  • Methylhydroxyprogesterone
  • Pregn-4-ene-3,20-dione, 17-hydroxy-6-methyl-, (6alpha)-

Scope note

  • A synthetic progestational hormone used in veterinary practice as an estrus regulator.

History note

  • METHYPREGNONE was see MEDROXYPROGESTERONE 1977-93

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D008525

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