SC-4289 is a
synthetic Synthetic things are composed of multiple parts, often with the implication that they are artificial. In particular, 'synthetic' may refer to:
Science
* Synthetic chemical or compound, produced by the process of chemical synthesis
* Synthetic o ...
nonsteroidal estrogen
A nonsteroidal estrogen is an estrogen with a nonsteroidal chemical structure. The most well-known example is the stilbestrol estrogen diethylstilbestrol (DES). Although nonsteroidal estrogens formerly had an important place in medicine, they hav ...
which, along with
mytatrienediol (SC-6924; Manvene, Anvene), was developed in the late 1950s as a potential treatment for
atherosclerosis in men but was never marketed.
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Abandoned drugs
Primary alcohols
Naphthalenes
Synthetic estrogens
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