Contragestion and Other Clinical Applications of RU 486, an Antiprogesterone at the Receptor
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10794748 |
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| Authors | Etienne-Emile Baulieu, Etienne‐Emile Baulieu (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1990 |
| Volume | 21 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 298 |
| Publication date | 1990-09-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Studies in Family Planning (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0039-3665 • E-ISSN: 1728-4465 |
| Publisher | JSTOR (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/1966510 |
| OpenAlex | W2316170603 |
| Language | EN |
RU 486, a steroid with high affinity for the progesterone receptor, is the first available active antiprogesterone. It has been used successfully as a medical alternative for early pregnancy interruption, and it also has other potential applications in medicine and for biochemical and pathophysiological endocrine research
Biology · Mifepristone · Pregnancy · Estrogen and related hormone effects · Medicine
| Highly cited | No |
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