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Chemicals and Drugs [D] » Polycyclic Compounds [D04] » Fused-Ring Compounds » Steroids » Estranes » Estrenes » Estrone
Chemicals and Drugs [D] » Polycyclic Compounds [D04] » Fused-Ring Compounds » Steroids » Ketosteroids » 17-Ketosteroids » Estrone
Chemicals and Drugs [D] » Hormones, Hormone Substitutes, and Hormone Antagonists [D06] » Hormones » Adrenal Cortex Hormones » 17-Ketosteroids » Estrone
Chemicals and Drugs [D] » Hormones, Hormone Substitutes, and Hormone Antagonists [D06] » Hormones » Gonadal Hormones » Gonadal Steroid Hormones » Estradiol Congeners » Estrone
Description
An aromatized C18 steroid with a 3-hydroxyl group and a 17-ketone, a major mammalian estrogen. It is converted from ANDROSTENEDIONE directly, or from TESTOSTERONE via ESTRADIOL. In humans, it is produced primarily by the cyclic ovaries, PLACENTA, and the ADIPOSE TISSUE of men and postmenopausal women. MeSH
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