goserelin acetate
View Patient InformationThe acetate salt of a synthetic decapeptide analog of luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone (LHRH). Continuous, prolonged administration of goserelin in males results in inhibition of pituitary gonadotropin secretion, leading to a significant decline in testosterone production; in females, prolonged administration results in a decrease in estradiol production.
| US brand name: | Zoladex |
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| Abbreviation: | ZDX |
| Chemical structure: | D-Ser(bu(t))(6)azgly(10)-LHRH acetate |
| NSC code: | 606864 |