antiöstrisch

English translation: anti-estrous or anti-estrual

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German term or phrase:antiöstrisch
English translation:anti-estrous or anti-estrual
Entered by: Jonathan MacKerron

21:35 Mar 25, 2003
German to English translations [PRO]
Medical / Hormones
German term or phrase: antiöstrisch
"Diese Verbindung hat ein ausgesprochen antiöstrische Wirkung."
I certainly hope that is it's not anything anti-Austrian...
Jonathan MacKerron
anti-estrous or anti-estrual
Explanation:
Östron - neben Östradiol zweitwichtiges natürliches Östrogen = estrone(Springer)

Östrisch = esttrual, estrous (Bunjes)

'... Some characteristics of the anti-estrous factor in Lithospermum ...'

'... This cat was administered anti-estrual drug for several years ...'
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Uschi (Ursula) Walke
Local time: 04:09
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Summary of answers provided
5 +3anti-estrogenic
Fantutti (X)
5growth
adamtech
5anti-estrogen effect
Holly Hart
4anti-estrous or anti-estrual
Uschi (Ursula) Walke


  

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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
growth


Explanation:
i guess it is something to do with growth hormones...

adamtech
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19 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +3
anti-estrogenic


Explanation:
Oestrogen ... sehr merkwuerdig veradjektiviert!
Viel Spass, RF

Fantutti (X)
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Will Matter
2 mins

agree  Trudy Peters: or antiestrogenic
23 mins

agree  Johanna Timm, PhD
31 mins

agree  SilLiz (X)
1 hr

disagree  Uschi (Ursula) Walke: Sorry, but Östron/estrone is only one of several estrogens.
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41 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
anti-estrogen effect


Explanation:
I wouldn't use anti-estrogenic, because as Fantutti says in the previous answer, this is a peculiar adjective form that I wouldn't want to propagate in the English translation. However, see the reference below that does indeed use 'estrogenic'.


    The estrogenic activity of the 3-hydroxytibolones masked the progestagenic activity of tibolone in rabbit endometrium. F
    Reference: http://www.chemweb.com/databases/medline?action=record&uid=M...
Holly Hart
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anti-estrous or anti-estrual


Explanation:
Östron - neben Östradiol zweitwichtiges natürliches Östrogen = estrone(Springer)

Östrisch = esttrual, estrous (Bunjes)

'... Some characteristics of the anti-estrous factor in Lithospermum ...'

'... This cat was administered anti-estrual drug for several years ...'


    Reference: http://www.healthy.net/Library/Journals/naturopathic/vol1no1...
    Reference: http://www.afip.org/vetpath/WSC/wsc00/00wsc03.htm
Uschi (Ursula) Walke
Local time: 04:09
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
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