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zeranol, n. Pharm.|ˈzɛrənɒl| [f. *zearalanol n.] A synthetic lactone of resorcylic acid, C18H26O5 , used as an oestrogenic agent, and in veterinary practice as an anabolic agent.
1971Jrnl. Animal Sci. XXXIII. 275 One lot of steers on each protein level was implanted with 36 mg zeranol on days 7 and 84 of the 169-day trial. 1974Canad. Jrnl. Animal Sci. LIV. 215/2 Characteristics of reproductive organs from heifers implanted with DES [sc. diethylstilbestrol] or zeranol are comparable to normal reproductive organ characteristics. 1987New Scientist 17 Sept. 29/1 ‘We now know more about the toxicology of trenbolone, zeranol and their derivatives than practically any other chemical,’ Lamming maintains. 1988[see *trenbolone n.]. 1990Jrnl. Animal Sci. LXVIII. 1977/2 These results suggest that the mechanism of action of zeranol is not related to stimulation of endogenous growth hormone secretion. |