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Demegestone
Introduction
Overview
Overview
Demegestone (INN) (brand name Lutionex), also known as 17-methyl-19-norpregna-4,9-diene-3,20-dione, is a 19-norprogesterone derivative and steroidal progestin which was introduced by Roussel in France in 1974.[1][2] Like other 19-norprogesterone derivatives, it has relatively high affinity for the progesterone receptor and shows little or no activity at other steroid hormone receptors.[3]
References
References
- ↑ C.R. Ganellin; David J. Triggle (21 November 1996). Dictionary of Pharmacological Agents. CRC Press. pp. 582–. ISBN 978-0-412-46630-4.
- ↑ William Andrew Publishing (22 October 2013). Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Encyclopedia, 3rd Edition. Elsevier. pp. 1215–. ISBN 978-0-8155-1856-3.
- ↑ Ian Milsom (2006). Contraception and Family Planning. Elsevier Health Sciences. pp. 102–. ISBN 0-444-51828-2.
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