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SERM

Term · Oncology and biomedicine · MLC-T-ONC-007678

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

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ONC-007678
FieldOncology and biomedicine
Expansionsselective estrogen receptor modulator
ReferencesNCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
Record as JSON 
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  "term": "SERM",
  "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 SERMs. Also called selective estrogen receptor modulator.",
  "expansions": [
    "selective estrogen receptor modulator"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/serm/"
}

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