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Tissue-Selective Progestin Compounds Discovered
Published in Women's Health Weekly, June 29th, 1998
Research involved in the discovery was published in the June 23, 1998, issue of Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. Two novel, non-steroidal, progestin compounds, (S)-LG120746 and (S)-LG120747, were described that were tested in animal models and demonstrated the ability to selectively stimulate tissues within the body.
Currently available steroidal progestins, most often used in hormone replacement therapy (HRT) and birth control, do not exhibit this ability to discern...
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