Mestranol

"Mestranol" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

MeSH information

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The 3-methyl ether of ETHINYL ESTRADIOL. It must be demethylated to be biologically active. It is used as the estrogen component of many combination ORAL CONTRACEPTIVES.

Descriptor ID	D008656
MeSH Number(s)	D04.808.668.651.568.291.500 D06.472.334.851.437.968.500.500
Concept/Terms	Mestranol Mestranol Ethinyl Estradiol 3-Methyl Ether Ethinyl Estradiol 3 Methyl Ether

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Mestranol".

Chemicals and Drugs [D]
Polycyclic Compounds [D04]
Steroids [D04.808]
Norsteroids [D04.808.668]
Norpregnanes [D04.808.668.651]
Norpregnatrienes [D04.808.668.651.568]
Ethinyl Estradiol [D04.808.668.651.568.291]
Mestranol [D04.808.668.651.568.291.500]
Hormones, Hormone Substitutes, and Hormone Antagonists [D06]
Hormones [D06.472]
Gonadal Hormones [D06.472.334]
Gonadal Steroid Hormones [D06.472.334.851]
Estradiol Congeners [D06.472.334.851.437]
Estrogenic Steroids, Alkylated [D06.472.334.851.437.968]
Ethinyl Estradiol [D06.472.334.851.437.968.500]
Mestranol [D06.472.334.851.437.968.500.500]

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