fosfestrol
The diphosphate ester of a synthetic, nonsteroidal form of estrogen. A well-known teratogen and carcinogen, diethylstilbestrol inhibits the hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal axis, thereby blocking the testicular synthesis of testosterone, lowering plasma testosterone, and inducing a chemical castration.
| Synonym: | diethyldihydroxystilbene diphosphate diethylstilbestrol diphosphate diethylstilbestryl diphosphate fosfestrol sodium phosphoestrolum stilbestrol diphosphate stilboestrol diphosphate |
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| US brand name: | Stilphostrol |
| Foreign brand name: | Honvan Honvol ST-52 |
| Abbreviation: | DESP |
| Chemical structure: | (E)-4,4'-(1,2-ethenediyl)-bisphenol bis(dihydrogen phosphate) alpha,alpha'-diethyl-4,4'-stilbenediol diphosphoric acid ester diethylstilbestrol 4,4'-diphosphoric ester |