estrogenesis

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noun

Production of estrogen.

Scrabble 13

Meanings

nounestrogenesis (uncountable)
  1. uncountableProduction of estrogen.

    Patterns of fetal ovarian estrogenesis and events associated with feminization of genital primordia are not obviously related. […] days 50 to 59 suggests a causal relationship between this event and onset of ovarian estrogen production (21).

    1996, Society for Theriogenology, Proceedings of the Annual Meeting, page 103
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    Dr. PINCUS : […] I wish I could give you some information about estrogens, but as Dr. Dorfman will testify our attempts thus far have not led to the finding of much estrogen in adrenal perfusates. We cannot therefore tell you really about any influences on estrogenesis except that occasionally you get estrogen produced by the ...

    1954, Council on Drugs (American Medical Association), Conference on Comparison of the Biological Properties of Steroids and Hormones, October, 1954, page 43

Origin

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