Exp Clin Endocrinol Diabetes 1983; 81(2): 206-209
DOI: 10.1055/s-0029-1210226
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Prenatal Toxic Effects of STS 557

II. Investigation in Rabbits - Preliminary ResultsH. Heinecke, D. Köhler1
  • Academy of Sciences of the GDR, Research Centre of Molecularbiology and Medicine, Central Institute of Microbiology and Experimental Therapy (Director: Prof. Dr. U. Taubeneck)
  • 1Jena and Teaching and Experimental Station Probstheida, Section of Animal Production and Veterinary Medicine (Director: Prof. Dr. Dr. h. c. H.-J. Schwark) Karl-Marx-University Leipzig/GDR
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1982

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17. Juli 2009 (online)

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The synthetic steroid STS 557 (17α-cyanomethyl-17β-hydroxy-estra-4,9-dien-3-one) was tested in gravid rabbits from days 6 to 25 p. c. It was the aim of the experiments to investigate any embryotoxic and/or teratogenic effect of STS 557. The compounded not show any effects on the mothers nor on the fetuses. Levonorgestrel was tested as standard.