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administration Oral CAS Number 651-55-8 ChemSpider 7826162 Molar mass 270.3661 g/mol | ATC code G03CA57 (WHO) PubChem CID 9547222 UNII 48P73794OJ | |
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17α-Dihydroequilin, or α-dihydroequilin, also known as 7-dehydro-17α-estradiol, as well as estra-1,3,5(10),7-tetraen-3,17α-diol, is a naturally occurring, steroidal estrogen found in horses that is closely related to equilin, equilenin, and 17α-estradiol. The compound, as the 3-sulfate ester sodium salt, is present in conjugated equine estrogens (Premarin), a pharmaceutical extract of the urine of pregnant mares, and is the third highest quantity constituent in the formulation (13.8%).
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