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Progesterone receptor

Term · Oncology and biomedicine · MLC-T-ONC-006942

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

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ONC-006942
FieldOncology and biomedicine
SynonymsPR
ReferencesNCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-006942",
  "term": "Progesterone 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 progesterone will bind to the receptors inside the cells and may cause the cells to grow. Also called PR.",
  "synonyms": [
    "PR"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/progesterone-receptor/"
}

Record 13,669 of 17,717 in Oncology and biomedicine terminology (MLC-0111). Request the full dataset.