estriol (E3)

Physiology

• the major estrogen during pregnancy.
• produced by the placenta from precurors produced in the fetal liver & adrenals

Laboratory

• estriol in body fluid
  • estriol in amniotic fluid
    • estriol.unconjugated in amniotic fluid
  • estriol in saliva
  • estriol in serum/plasma
    • estriol.unconjugated in serum
  • estriol in urine

More general terms

• estrogen
• estrane
• adrenal cortex hormone; corticosteroid

Additional terms

• estriol in 24 hour urine

Database

• PubChem: http://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/summary/summary.cgi?cid=5756
• PubChem: http://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/summary/summary.cgi?cid=3269
• PubChem: http://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/summary/summary.cgi?cid=5317223