单词 | progestin |
释义 | progestinn. Physiology. Originally: the hormone produced by the corpus luteum; = progesterone n. In later use: = progestogen n. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > healing > medicines or physic > medical preparations of specific origin > hormones and substances with same effect > [noun] epinephrine1899 pituitrin1909 oxytocin1927 Pitocin1929 Pitressin1929 progestin1930 progesterone1935 methyltestosterone1936 pregnenolone1936 hexœstrol1939 stilboestrol1939 hydroxyprogesterone1941 progestogen1941 Premarin1942 hydroxycorticosterone1943 gestagen1948 hydrocortisone1951 cortisol1953 fluorohydrocortisone1954 isophane1954 prednisolone1955 prednisone1955 norethisterone1956 norethynodrel1957 dexamethasone1958 fludrocortisone1958 norethindrone1960 antidiuretic hormone1961 medroxyprogesterone1962 Pergonal1963 mesterolone1965 norgestrel1966 quinestrol1966 pancuronium1967 pentagastrin1967 levonorgestrel1977 1930 W. M. Allen in Amer. Jrnl. Physiol. 92 174 We have as yet proposed no name for this hormone of the corpus luteum... In so far as we are acquainted with its physiological behavior, its chief action lies in its ability, by alteration of the endometrium, to aid gestation in the castrated rabbit; and for this reason we wish to propose for it the name progestin, i.e., a substance which favors gestation. 1935 W. M. Allen et al. in Nature 24 Aug. 303/2 Heretofore, two different names have been used in the literature for this hormone (progestin, luteosterone). For the sake of international uniformity, we agree to use..the name progesterone for the pure hormone. 1945 H. Burrows Biol. Actions Sex Hormones xxi. 389 More than one substance having the same kind of action as progesterone is known, and a generic name is therefore convenient. The author has used the term ‘progestin’ to denote chemical compounds having a biological action comparable with that of progesterone. [Note] ‘Progestogen’ has been suggested as an alternative generic name. 1966 New Scientist 15 Dec. 620/1 The synthetic progestins which are contained in all oral contraceptive tablets were in fact introduced for the wrong reason. 1995 Herizons (Winnipeg) Winter 24/3 Progestins also have negative side effects. Commonly, women complain of PMS-like symptoms including breast tenderness, bloating, mood swings and depression. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1930 |
随便看 |
英语词典包含1132095条英英释义在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。