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Chemistry and Biochemistry of Natural Estrogens

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The Menopause and Postmenopause

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A very large number of substances are known to possess estrogenic activity1 as defined by certain biological effects, usually growth and development, on target tissues and organs related to reproductive function in the female.

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  1. Cattedra di Patologia Ostetrica e Ginecologica, Univeristà di Roma, V. le Regina Elena, 324-00161, Roma, Italy

    N. Pasetto

  2. Istituto di Farmacologia, Università di Milano, Via Vanvitelli, 32-Milano, Italy

    R. Paoletti

  3. Department of Health, State of New York, Roswell Park Memorial Institute, 14263, Buffalo, New York, USA

    J. L. Ambrus

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Deghenghi, R. (1980). Chemistry and Biochemistry of Natural Estrogens. In: Pasetto, N., Paoletti, R., Ambrus, J.L. (eds) The Menopause and Postmenopause. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-7230-1_1

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