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Metabolism of some Progestationally Active 9β,10α-Steroids in Man

Nature volume 200, pages 79–80 (1963)Cite this article

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IN 1960 Reerink et al.1 announced a new class of hormonally active steroids named ‘retro-steroids’. This class is characterized by the β-position of the C-9-hydrogen atom and the α-position of the C-10-methyl group.

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  1. Hormone Laboratory, Department of Women's Diseases, Karolinska Sjukhuset, Stockholm, Sweden

    E. DICZFALUSY & K.-G. TILLINGER

  2. N.V. Philips–Duphar Research Laboratories, Weesp, The Netherlands

    R. J. E. ESSER & A. C. HOUTMAN

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DICZFALUSY, E., TILLINGER, KG., ESSER, R. et al. Metabolism of some Progestationally Active 9β,10α-Steroids in Man. Nature 200, 79–80 (1963). https://doi.org/10.1038/200079b0

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