17-Epiestriol

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17-Epiestriol is a steroid and an estrogen that is not marketed. It is an epimer of estriol, which is a naturally occurring estrogen. 17-Epiestriol is also an isomer of epiestriol, which is a synthetic estrogen.

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17-Epiestriol, also known as 16α-hydroxy-17-epiestradiol, as well as estra-1,3,5(10)-triene-3,16α,17β-triol, is a naturally occurring estrane steroid and an estrogen. It is closely related to estriol (16α-hydroxyestradiol; estra-1,3,5(10)-triene-3,16α,17α-triol) and epiestriol (16β-hydroxy-17-epiestradiol; estra-1,3,5(10)-triene-3,16β,17β-triol).

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