Clomiphene citrate elicits estrogen agonistic/antagonistic effects differentially via estrogen receptors α and β

Endocrine Journal

Volumn 57, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 517-521

  Kurosawa, Takako ^a,b   Hiroi, Hisahiko ^a   Momoeda, Mikio ^a   Inoue, Satoshi ^a,c   Taketani, Yuji ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b FUKUOKA SANNO HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^c SAITAMA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Chlomiphene citrate; Estrogen receptor

Indexed keywords

CLOMIFENE CITRATE; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR ALPHA; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR BETA; ANTIESTROGEN; CLOMIFENE;

ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG MECHANISM; ESTROGEN ACTIVITY; ESTROGEN RESPONSIVE ELEMENT; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION; AGONISTS; ANTAGONISTS AND INHIBITORS; HUMAN; METABOLISM;

CLOMIPHENE; ESTROGEN ANTAGONISTS; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR ALPHA; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR BETA; HUMANS;

EID: 77954742820     PISSN: 09188959     EISSN: 13484540     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1507/endocrj.K09E-368     Document Type: Article

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