 Medroxyprogesterone Acetate
"Medroxyprogesterone Acetate" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A synthetic progestin that is derived from 17-hydroxyprogesterone. It is a long-acting contraceptive that is effective both orally or by intramuscular injection and has also been used to treat breast and endometrial neoplasms.
| Descriptor ID |
D017258
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D04.808.745.745.654.829.614.500
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| Concept/Terms |
Medroxyprogesterone Acetate- Medroxyprogesterone Acetate
- Acetate, Medroxyprogesterone
- 6-alpha-Methyl-17alpha-hydroxyprogesterone Acetate
- 6 alpha Methyl 17alpha hydroxyprogesterone Acetate
- Acetate, 6-alpha-Methyl-17alpha-hydroxyprogesterone
- Medroxyprogesterone 17-Acetate
- 17-Acetate, Medroxyprogesterone
- Medroxyprogesterone 17 Acetate
- (6 alpha)-17-(Acetoxy)-6-methylpregn-4-ene-3,20-dione
- Depo-Medroxyprogesterone Acetate
- Acetate, Depo-Medroxyprogesterone
- Depo Medroxyprogesterone Acetate
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| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Medroxyprogesterone Acetate" by people in Profiles over the past ten years.
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Guy MS, Qamar L, Behbakht K, Post MD, Sheeder J, Sartorius CA, Spillman MA. Progestin treatment decreases CD133+ cancer stem cell populations in endometrial cancer. Gynecol Oncol. 2016 Mar; 140(3):518-26.
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