estrone (redirected from estrone sulfate test)

estrone /es·trone/ (es´tron) an estrogen isolated from pregnancy urine, human placenta, palm kernel oil, and other sources, also prepared synthetically; for properties and uses, see estrogen.

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es·trone (strn)

n.

A metabolite of estradiol, commonly found in urine, having considerably less biological activity than estradiol but similar properties and uses. Also called theelin.

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estrone

an oxidation product of estradiol, and androstenedione in the animal body; less active than estradiol and produced in greater quantities in the pregnant female.

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estrone sulfate test

1. a pregnancy diagnosis carried out on cow's milk; has very high accuracy but impractical because of lateness of applicability, e.g. maximum at day 105 of pregnancy.

2. a test using serum which detects the presence of a retained testicle in horses with no testicles in the scrotum but which are demonstrating sexual behavior.