"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,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
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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Below are the most recent publications written about "Estrogens" by people in Profiles.
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Lifelong estradiol exposure and risk of depressive symptoms during the transition to menopause and postmenopause. Menopause. 2017 Dec; 24(12):1351-1359.
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Glycogen Levels in Undiluted Genital Fluid and Their Relationship to Vaginal pH, Estrogen, and Progesterone. PLoS One. 2016; 11(4):e0153553.
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Exploratory comparison of vaginal glycogen and Lactobacillus levels in premenopausal and postmenopausal women. Menopause. 2015 Jul; 22(7):702-9.
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Estrogen increases the number of spinophilin-immunoreactive spines in the hippocampus of young and aged female rhesus monkeys. J Comp Neurol. 2003 Oct 27; 465(4):540-50.
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Estrogen, progesterone, and tic severity in women with Gilles de la Tourette syndrome. Neurology. 2001 Oct 23; 57(8):1519.
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Menstrual-related changes in motoric function in women with Parkinson's disease. Neurology. 2000 Nov 28; 55(10):1572-5.