Flugestone acetate
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Routes of administration | Intravaginal |
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ECHA InfoCard | 100.017.979 |
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Formula | C23H31FO5 |
Molar mass | 406.487643 g/mol g·mol−1 |
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Flugestone acetate (FGA) (INN, BAN) (brand names Chronogest, Chrono-Gest, Cronolone, Synchro-Mate, Gyncro-Mate; former developmental code names NSC-65411, SC-9880), or flurogestone acetate (USAN), also known as 17α-acetoxy-9α-fluoro-11β-hydroxyprogesterone, is a steroidal progestin of the 17α-hydroxyprogesterone group that is used in veterinary medicine as an intravaginal sponge preparation to synchronize estrus in ewes and goats.[1][2][3][4][5][6] It was developed by G.D. Searle & Company in the 1960s.[7][8]
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References
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- ^ Robert S. Youngquist; Walter R. Threlfall (23 November 2006). Current Therapy in Large Animal Theriogenology. Elsevier Health Sciences. pp. 2640–. ISBN 1-4377-1340-8.
- ^ Virginia P. Studdert; Clive C. Gay; Douglas C. Blood (9 December 2011). Saunders Comprehensive Veterinary Dictionary. Elsevier Health Sciences. pp. 2673–. ISBN 0-7020-4744-9.
- ^ Animal Husbandry Research: Reports on Agricultural Industry. 1967. p. 60.
- ^ Dairy Science Handbook. Agriservices Foundation. 1971. p. 10.