See Also: oestrogen receptor(medicine)
selective oestrogen-receptor modulator(medicine)
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oestrogen(dictionary)
Oestrogen(medicine)
designer oestrogen(medicine)
oestrogen antagonist(medicine)
conjugated oestrogen(medicine)
catechol oestrogen(medicine)

oestrogen receptor (medicine)


oestrogen receptor
<cell biology> Cytoplasmic proteins that bind oestrogens and migrate to the nucleus where they regulate DNA transcription. Evaluation of the state of oestrogen receptors in breast cancer patients has become clinically important and determines the likelihood of response to anti-oestrogen therapy with tamoxifen.