diethylstilbesterol

[‚dī¦eth·əl·stil′bes·tə‚rȯl]

(biochemistry)

C₁₈H₂₀O₂ A white, crystalline, nonsteroid estrogen that is used therapeutically as a substitute for natural estrogenic hormones. Also known as stilbestrol. Abbreviated DES.

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The effect of adult exposure to diethylstilbesterol in the mouse: alterations in imunological functions.

Perinatal immunotoxicity: why adult exposure assessment fails to predict risk

However, except for data on radiation and prenatal exposure to diethylstilbesterol (DES), there are virtually no human data adequate for quantitative analysis.

Assessing susceptibility from early-life exposure to carcinogens

Hydroperoxidative oxidation of diethylstilbesterol by lipoxygenase.

Enhancing effect of the endocrine disruptor para-nonylphenol on the generation of reactive oxygen species in human blood neutrophils

55,57) reported that perinatal exposure to estradiol and diethylstilbesterol (DES) increased prostate weight in rats described by an inverted-U relationship between dose and response.

Sexually dimorphic behavioral responses to prenatal dioxin exposure. (Articles)

Diethylstilbesterol in treatment of post orchiectomy vasomotor symptoms and its relationship with serum follicle-stimulation hormone, luteinizing hormone and testosterone.

Dong Quai (angelica sinensis) in the treatment of hot flashes for men on androgen deprivation therapy: results of a randomized double-blind placebo controlled trial

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