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MeSH Heading: Receptors, Estrogen
Tree Number(s): D12.776.826.750.350; D12.776.930.778.350
Unique ID: D011960
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D011960
Annotation: coord IM with specific estrogen (IM)
Scope Note: 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.
Entry Version: RECEPT ESTROGEN
Entry Term(s): Estrogen Nuclear Receptor; Estrogen Receptor; Estrogen Receptor Type I; Estrogen Receptor Type II; Estrogen Receptors; Estrogen Receptors Type I; Estrogen Receptors Type II; Receptor, Estrogen Nuclear; Receptors, Estrogen, Type I; Receptors, Estrogen, Type II
NLM Classification #: WP 522
Previous Indexing: Estrogens (1966-1976); Receptors, Drug (1968-1976); Receptors, Endogenous Substances (1973-1976)
Public MeSH Note: 77
History Note: 77
Date Established: 1977/01/01
Date of Entry: 1976/05/03
Revision Date: 2020/05/27

Allowable Qualifiers: administration & dosage (AD)

analysis (AN)

antagonists & inhibitors (AI)

biosynthesis (BI)

blood (BL)

chemistry (CH)

classification (CL)

deficiency (DF)

drug effects (DE)

genetics (GE)

history (HI)

immunology (IM)

isolation & purification (IP)

metabolism (ME)

physiology (PH)

radiation effects (RE)

therapeutic use (TU)

ultrastructure (UL)

Receptors, Estrogen MeSH Descriptor Data 2025