"Estrone" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
An aromatized C18 steroid with a 3-hydroxyl group and a 17-ketone, a major mammalian estrogen. It is converted from ANDROSTENEDIONE directly, or from TESTOSTERONE via ESTRADIOL. In humans, it is produced primarily by the cyclic ovaries, PLACENTA, and the ADIPOSE TISSUE of men and postmenopausal women.
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D004970
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D04.210.500.365.415.414 D04.210.500.578.502.497 D06.472.040.502.497 D06.472.334.851.437.996
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Estrone" by people in Profiles.
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Estrogen Metabolites Are Not Associated with Colorectal Cancer Risk in Postmenopausal Women. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2015 Sep; 24(9):1419-22.
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Estrogen metabolism and breast cancer risk among postmenopausal women: a case-cohort study within B~FIT. Carcinogenesis. 2014 Feb; 35(2):346-55.
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Diet and sex hormones in girls: findings from a randomized controlled clinical trial. J Natl Cancer Inst. 2003 Jan 15; 95(2):132-41.