"Estrogens" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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Compounds that interact with ESTROGEN RECEPTORS in target tissues to bring about the effects similar to those of ESTRADIOL. Estrogens stimulate the female reproductive organs, and the development of secondary female SEX CHARACTERISTICS. Estrogenic chemicals include natural, synthetic, steroidal, or non-steroidal compounds.
| Descriptor ID |
D004967
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D27.505.696.399.472.277
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| Concept/Terms |
Estrogens- Estrogens
- Estrogenic Compounds
- Compounds, Estrogenic
- Estrogenic Agents
- Agents, Estrogenic
- Estrogen
- Estrogen Receptor Agonists
- Agonists, Estrogen Receptor
- Receptor Agonists, Estrogen
Estrogen Effect- Estrogen Effect
- Estrogenic Effect
- Estrogenic Effects
- Effects, Estrogenic
- Estrogen Effects
- Effects, Estrogen
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Estrogens" by people in Profiles.
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Intravaginal Drug Delivery Systems to Treat the Genitourinary Syndrome of Menopause: Towards the Design of Safe and Efficacious Estrogen-loaded Prototypes. J Pharm Sci. 2023 06; 112(6):1566-1585.
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Defining characteristics of genital health in South African adolescent girls and young women at high risk for HIV infection. PLoS One. 2019; 14(4):e0213975.
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Hormonal contraception for women exposed to HIV infection. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2014 May 20; (5):CD009741.
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The interrelationship between bone and fat: from cellular see-saw to endocrine reciprocity. Cell Mol Life Sci. 2013 Jul; 70(13):2331-49.
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The impact of cigarette smoking on the plasma concentrations of gonadotrophins, ovarian steroids and androgens and upon the metabolism of oestrogens in the human female. Hum Reprod. 1993 Aug; 8(8):1187-93.