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estrone

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estrone [′e‚strōn]
(biochemistry)
C18H22O2An estrogenic hormone produced by follicle cells of the vertebrate ovary; functions the same as estradiol.


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The primary naturally occurring estrogens in human females are estradiol, estrone, and estriol.
Sewage often contains two natural estrogens, estrone (E1) and 17-beta-estradiol (E2), as well as the synthetic estrogen 17-alpha-ethinylestradiol (EE2), used in birth-control pills and patches.
In her book, Estrogen the Natural Way, author Nina Shandler explains that there are three types of estrogen: estradiol, estrone and estriol, arranged from strongest to weakest.
 
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