"Diethylstilbestrol" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A synthetic nonsteroidal estrogen used in the treatment of menopausal and postmenopausal disorders. It was also used formerly as a growth promoter in animals. According to the Fourth Annual Report on Carcinogens (NTP 85-002, 1985), diethylstilbestrol has been listed as a known carcinogen. (Merck, 11th ed)
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D004054
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D02.455.426.559.389.150.700.175
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Diethylstilbestrol" by people in Profiles.
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Mathews E, Braden TD, Williams CS, Williams JW, Bolden-Tiller O, Goyal HO. Mal-development of the penis and loss of fertility in male rats treated neonatally with female contraceptive 17alpha-ethinyl estradiol: a dose-response study and a comparative study with a known estrogenic teratogen diethylstilbestrol. Toxicol Sci. 2009 Dec; 112(2):331-43.
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Raymond-Whish S, Mayer LP, O'Neal T, Martinez A, Sellers MA, Christian PJ, Marion SL, Begay C, Propper CR, Hoyer PB, Dyer CA. Drinking water with uranium below the U.S. EPA water standard causes estrogen receptor-dependent responses in female mice. Environ Health Perspect. 2007 Dec; 115(12):1711-6.
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Green M, Newell O, Aboyade-Cole A, Darling-Reed S, Thomas RD. Diallyl sulfide induces the expression of estrogen metabolizing genes in the presence and/or absence of diethylstilbestrol in the breast of female ACI rats. Toxicol Lett. 2007 Jan 10; 168(1):7-12.
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Green M, Newell O, Aboyade-Cole A, Darling-Reed S, Thomas RD. Diallyl sulfide induces the expression of nucleotide excision repair enzymes in the breast of female ACI rats. Toxicol Lett. 2007 Jan 10; 168(1):40-4.
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Ramesh A, Inyang F, Knuckles ME. Modulation of adult rat benzo(a)pyrene (BaP) metabolism and DNA adduct formation by neonatal diethylstilbestrol (DES) exposure. Exp Toxicol Pathol. 2004 Dec; 56(3):129-38.
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Luine VN, Jacome LF, Maclusky NJ. Rapid enhancement of visual and place memory by estrogens in rats. Endocrinology. 2003 Jul; 144(7):2836-44.