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loading...| Preferred Name |
Melengestrol Acetate |
| ID |
http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C74577 |
| CAS_Registry |
2919-66-6 |
| Chemical_Formula |
C25H32O4 |
| code |
C74577 |
| Concept_In_Subset | |
| Contributing_Source |
FDA |
| DEFINITION |
A progestogen-like compound used as a cattle feed additive for its growth promoting effects and suppression of estrus (heat) in heifers. Critics have claimed that hormones used as growth promotants in cattle may cause breast cancer. (NCI) |
| FDA_UNII_Code |
4W5HDS3936 |
| FULL_SYN |
MELENGESTROL ACETATE Melengestrol Acetate |
| label |
Melengestrol Acetate |
| Legacy Concept Name |
Melengestrol_Acetate |
| NSC Number |
70968 |
| Preferred_Name |
Melengestrol Acetate |
| prefixIRI |
Thesaurus:C74577 |
| prefLabel |
Melengestrol Acetate |
| Semantic_Type |
Pharmacologic Substance Organic Chemical |
| UMLS_CUI |
C0025223 |
| subClassOf |