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Selective estrogen receptor modulator

Term · Oncology and biomedicine · MLC-T-ONC-007642

A drug that acts like estrogen on some tissues but blocks the effect of estrogen on other tissues. Tamoxifen and raloxifene are selective estrogen receptor modulators. Also called SERM.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ONC-007642
FieldOncology and biomedicine
SynonymsSERM
ReferencesNCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-007642",
  "term": "Selective estrogen receptor modulator",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "A drug that acts like estrogen on some tissues but blocks the effect of estrogen on other tissues. Tamoxifen and raloxifene are selective estrogen receptor modulators. Also called SERM.",
  "synonyms": [
    "SERM"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/selective-estrogen-receptor-modulator/"
}

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