"Danazol" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A synthetic steroid with antigonadotropic and anti-estrogenic activities that acts as an anterior pituitary suppressant by inhibiting the pituitary output of gonadotropins. It possesses some androgenic properties. Danazol has been used in the treatment of endometriosis and some benign breast disorders.
| Descriptor ID |
D003613
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D04.210.500.745.432.235
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| Concept/Terms |
Danocrine- Danocrine
- Ladogal
- Cyclomen
- Danatrol
- Danol
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| 2000 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Danazol" by people in Profiles.
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Parish LC. Hereditary angioedema: diagnosis and management-a perspective for the dermatologist. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2011 Oct; 65(4):843-850.
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Minjarez DA, Schlaff WD. Update on the medical treatment of endometriosis. Obstet Gynecol Clin North Am. 2000 Sep; 27(3):641-51.
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Gutmann JN, DeCherney AH. Endometriosis. Curr Ther Endocrinol Metab. 1994; 5:232-7.
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DeCherney AH. Endometriosis: recurrence and retreatment. Clin Ther. 1992 Nov-Dec; 14(6):766-72; discussion 765.
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Henzl MR, Corson SL, Moghissi K, Buttram VC, Berqvist C, Jacobson J. Administration of nasal nafarelin as compared with oral danazol for endometriosis. A multicenter double-blind comparative clinical trial. N Engl J Med. 1988 Feb 25; 318(8):485-9.