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Structure and Function of the Estrogen Receptor

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Book cover Estrogens and Antiestrogens I

Part of the book series: Handbook of Experimental Pharmacology ((HEP,volume 135 / 1))

Abstract

The mechanisms which allow steroid hormones to exert their actions within organisms are multiple and complex. These hormones — including estrogens — participate in many events, such as cell proliferation and differentiation. They also have subtle influences on organogenesis. Disturbance of steroid hormone signaling pathways can 10ad to adverse consequences as severe as cancer.

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    Michael Oettel

  2. Leiter Forschung, Fertilitätskontrolle und Hormontherapie, Schering Aktiengesellschaft, D-13342, Berlin, Germany

    Ekkehard Schillinger

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Hihi, A.K., Wahli, W. (1999). Structure and Function of the Estrogen Receptor. In: Oettel, M., Schillinger, E. (eds) Estrogens and Antiestrogens I. Handbook of Experimental Pharmacology, vol 135 / 1. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-58616-3_6

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