| A steroid sex hormone vital to the maintenance of fertility and secondary sexual characteristics in females. Typically esterified, estradiol derivatives are formulated for oral or parenteral administration. As the primary, most potent estrogen hormone produced by the ovaries, estradiol binds to and activates specific nuclear receptors. estradiol exhibits mild anabolic and metabolic properties, and increases blood coagulability. Therapeutic Estradiol is from the group Steroidal Estrogen
Other Names for Therapeutic Estradiol
Therapeutic Estradiol
(17beta)-Estra-1,3,5(10)-triene-3,17-diol
17 Beta-Estradiol
Aquadiol
Dimenformon
Diogyn
Diogynets
Estradiol
Estrace
Estradiol
Estraldine
Oestradiol
Ovocylin
Progynon
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