Diethylstilbestrol carcinogenic effects

Estrogens Diethylstilbestrol En , G Possible carcinogenic effect on fetus if taken during earfy pregnancy. 

Growth Promotants. Diethylstilbestrol was the major growth promo-tant in use for many years. It was very effective, increasing weight gain in steers by 15 to 19% and feed efficiency by up to 12%. However, it has now been banned in most countries because of its reported carcinogenicity. 

DES (diethylstilbestrol), xiii, 106, 115, 206 detoxification, 34 developmental toxicity, 103 dibenz(a,h)anthracene, 112 diet, 5, 13-14,106 as exposure pathway, 13-14 chemical composition of, 5 effect on absorption of chemicals, 29 natural carcinogens in, 229-31 role in cancer, 116—20, 154-6 role in cancer prevention, 230 Dioscorides, 39 dioxin, xiii, 54, 164, 180 distribution of chemicals in body, 31-2 DNA damage, 150-3, 156 Doll, R. (Sir), 117-20, 155, 177 Donora, Pennsylvania, 81 dose, 16,39,48,71 absorbed, 27-31, 161 acute, 160... 

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