estrogen
IPA: ˈɛstrʌdʒʌn
noun
- (biochemistry, steroids) Any of a group of steroids that are secreted by the ovaries and function as female sex hormones.
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Examples of "estrogen" in Sentences
- The hormone estrogen can promote arousal in women.
- The structures shown are of the estrogen receptor.
- Estrogen receptors are demonstrable in the cytosol.
- Aromatase inhibitors block the synthesis of estrogen.
- Feminization is confirmed with the finding of excess serum estrogen.
- Atamestane blocks the production of the hormone estrogen in the body.
- Estrogen binds to and activates the estrogen receptor in these cells.
- Clomiphene acts by inhibiting the action of estrogen on the hypothalamus.
- The female equivalent of testosterone is estrogen, the female sex hormone.
- It does not bind to the estrogen receptor or the mineralocorticoid receptor.
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