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Estrogen receptor

Term · Oncology and biomedicine · MLC-T-ONC-003003

A protein found inside the cells of the female reproductive tissue, some other types of tissue, and some cancer cells. The hormone estrogen will bind to the receptors inside the cells and may cause the cells to grow. Also called ER.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ONC-003003
FieldOncology and biomedicine
SynonymsER
ReferencesNCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-003003",
  "term": "Estrogen receptor",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "A protein found inside the cells of the female reproductive tissue, some other types of tissue, and some cancer cells. The hormone estrogen will bind to the receptors inside the cells and may cause the cells to grow. Also called ER.",
  "synonyms": [
    "ER"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/estrogen-receptor/"
}

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