Receptor
estrogen receptor Audio
es·tro·gen re·cep·tor [ es-truh-juhn ri-sep-ter ]
Subclass of:
Receptors, Steroid
Definitions related to estrogen receptors:
  • A site on the surface of some cells to which estrogen molecules attach.
    Harvard Dictionary of Health Terms
    Harvard Medical Publishing, 2011
  • Cytoplasmic proteins that bind estrogens and migrate to the nucleus where they regulate DNA transcription; evaluation of the state of estrogen receptors in breast cancer patients has become clinically important.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
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