"Medroxyprogesterone" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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(6 alpha)-17-Hydroxy-6-methylpregn-4-ene-3,20-dione. A synthetic progestational hormone used in veterinary practice as an estrus regulator.
| Descriptor ID |
D008525
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D04.210.500.745.745.654.829.395.700
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| Concept/Terms |
Medroxyprogesterone- Medroxyprogesterone
- Methylhydroxyprogesterone
- 17 alpha-Hydroxy-6 alpha-Methylprogesterone
- 17 alpha Hydroxy 6 alpha Methylprogesterone
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| 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Medroxyprogesterone" by people in Profiles.
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The effect of combined estrogen and progesterone hormone replacement therapy on disease activity in systemic lupus erythematosus: a randomized trial. Ann Intern Med. 2005 Jun 21; 142(12 Pt 1):953-62.
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Treatment of advanced and recurrent endometrial carcinoma: correlation of patient response to hormonal and cytotoxic chemotherapy and the response predicted by the subrenal capsule chemosensitivity assay. Gynecol Oncol. 1989 Jan; 32(1):55-9.
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Cytochemical examinations of Ca, cytochrome oxidase and succinate dehydrogenase enzymes in endometrium carcinomatous tissue after high dose progestogen treatment. Acta Morphol Hung. 1988; 36(3-4):177-83.
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Continuous, high-dose progestogen treatment of endometrial cancer. Gynecol Obstet Invest. 1987; 24(4):262-6.