Description
17-α-ethynylestradiolisasyntheticestrogenreceptor(ER)agonistclinicallyusedincontraceptivemedications.Inpregnantrats,17-α-ethynylestradioldecreasesplateletactivatingfactoracetylhydrolaseactivity,inducingprematurebirth.17-α-ethynylestradiolalsodisplaysweakantioxidativeactivityinlipidperoxidationassaysinlivermicrosomes.Bothacuteandchronicexposureofwildlife(particularlyfish)to17-α-ethynylestradiolleadstofeminizationofmales(throughtheinductionofvitellogeninproduction),inhibitingfertility.

