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Ben Anderson: Well, tamoxifen comes from this group called Selective Estrogen Receptor Modulator, SERM.
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Katie Hafner, Scientific American, 31 Oct. 2024
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Katie Hafner, Scientific American, 31 Oct. 2024
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“SERM.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/SERM. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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SERM
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: selective estrogen receptor modulator
Dramatic research findings have recently focused new attention on so-called designer estrogens, the medicines known more technically as selective estrogen receptor modulators (SERMs). These agents behave like estrogen in some tissues but block its action in others.—V. Craig Jordan, Scientific American
V. Craig Jordan, Scientific AmericanThe structural features of each SERM differ so that unique ligand-induced conformational changes take place in the ER [estrogen receptor], which are thought to be the likely basis for tissue-selective pharmacology. For example, raloxifene operates as an estrogen agonist in bone but as an antagonist in the breast and uterus.—Gideon A. Rodan et al., Science
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