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Estradiol

Estradiol --> oestradiol

a hormone (272 D) synthesised mainly in the ovary, but also in the placenta, testis and possibly adrenal cortex. A potent oestrogen.


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Estrogen

... for their role in the development of the secondary sexual characteristics of females. In mammals the most abundant (and most potent) estrogen is estradiol (a dialcohol: note the "-diol" suffix), followed by estrone (a ketone : note the -one suffix). As is true for the other steroid ...

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by chenhongxia
Fri Aug 15, 2008 1:47 am
 
Forum: Physiology
Topic: Estrogen
Replies: 4
Views: 2512

Re: What kills (and what saves) a corpus luteum?

... it is known that the zygote produces interferon-gamma, which interferes with the PGF2 loop by blocking the genes which code for the receptors of estradiol and oxytocin; there is also suspected to be a protein which blocks PGF2 more directly. It doesn't say if hCG does the same job as interferon-gamma, ...

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by jasonfahy
Mon May 05, 2008 4:58 pm
 
Forum: Human Biology
Topic: What kills (and what saves) a corpus luteum?
Replies: 3
Views: 1667

Re: Stomach bloating and weight gain

... me duphaston to regulate my period. it has progesterone, it is kind og an HRT. I asked her about the weight gain she told me to have my hormones ( estradiol and testeterone checked). I hope this will solve my problem, and especially the weight and bloating part. I am not sure if they r all correlated ...

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by hayooota
Tue Apr 15, 2008 12:26 pm
 
Forum: Physiology
Topic: Stomach bloating and weight gain
Replies: 299
Views: 483592

testosterone

... level. if you think your testosterone level is not high enough you should check out : LH, FSH , Total testosterone, Free Testosterone, estradiol. that should be enough. I would say Dr. Stein doesn't understand that there is a lot of people (even in 20'is when Testosterone should and ...

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by aquarius21
Wed May 02, 2007 1:42 pm
 
Forum: Human Biology
Topic: Should we spare testosterone?
Replies: 29
Views: 7357

Hypothalamin hormones

... follicle cells of the ovary. By the existence of enzyme aromatase , this male sex hormone is converted into estrogens. Three major estrogens are estradiol, estriol and estrone. About granulosa cells or follicle cells, they are cells where oocyte is swaddled within its follicle (pocket). Take ...

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by Dr.Stein
Fri Oct 20, 2006 2:40 am
 
Forum: Human Biology
Topic: Hypothalamin hormones
Replies: 15
Views: 1580
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