Estrogen — is a female hormone produced by the ovaries. Estrogen deficiency can lead to osteoporosis. Estrogen therapy preparations include: esterified estrogens esterified estrogens and methyltestosterone estradiol estrogens conjugated and… … Medical dictionary
estrogen — coined 1927 from ESTRUS (Cf. estrus) + GEN (Cf. gen). So called for the hormone s ability to produce estrus … Etymology dictionary
estrogen — (Brit. oestrogen) ► NOUN ▪ any of a group of steroid hormones which promote the development and maintenance of female characteristics of the body. ORIGIN from OESTRUS(Cf. ↑oestrus) … English terms dictionary
estrogen — [es′trə jən, es′trəjen΄] n. [< ESTRUS + GEN] any of several female sex hormones or synthetic compounds that cause estrus … English World dictionary
Estrogen — Estriol. Note two hydroxyl ( OH) groups attached to the D ring (rightmost ring) … Wikipedia
Estrogen — Estrogene (standardsprachlich: Östrogene), auch Follikelhormone genannt, sind die wichtigsten weiblichen Sexualhormone aus der Klasse der Steroidhormone. Sie werden hauptsächlich in den Eierstöcken (Ovarien) in Follikel und Gelbkörper, zu einem… … Deutsch Wikipedia
estrogen — /es treuh jeuhn/, n. Biochem. any of several major female sex hormones produced primarily by the ovarian follicles of female mammals, capable of inducing estrus, developing and maintaining secondary female sex characteristics, and preparing the… … Universalium
estrogen — estrogenas statusas T sritis chemija apibrėžtis Steroidinis moteriškasis lytinis hormonas. atitikmenys: angl. estrogen rus. эстроген … Chemijos terminų aiškinamasis žodynas
estrogen — US var. of OESTROGEN. * * * estrogen, estrogenic, estrone, estrous varr. œstrogen, etc … Useful english dictionary
Estrogen receptor alpha — Estrogen receptor 1 PDB rendering based on 1a52 … Wikipedia
