Estrogens

"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.

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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
MeSH Number(s)	D27.505.696.399.472.277
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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Chemicals and Drugs [D]
Chemical Actions and Uses [D27]
Pharmacologic Actions [D27.505]
Physiological Effects of Drugs [D27.505.696]
Hormones, Hormone Substitutes, and Hormone Antagonists [D27.505.696.399]
Hormones [D27.505.696.399.472]
Estrogens [D27.505.696.399.472.277]

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Estrogens
Estrogens, Non-Steroidal

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Bar chart showing 132 publications over 28 distinct years, with a maximum of 10 publications in 2006 and 2010

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1996	1	3	4
1997	3	2	5
2000	1	5	6
2001	2	1	3
2002	1	3	4
2003	2	2	4
2004	1	3	4
2005	1	0	1
2006	3	7	10
2007	1	3	4
2008	5	1	6
2009	4	5	9
2010	6	4	10
2011	4	1	5
2012	3	1	4
2013	7	2	9
2014	4	3	7
2015	1	1	2
2016	3	2	5
2017	3	2	5
2018	3	4	7
2019	1	1	2
2020	5	0	5
2021	3	1	4
2022	0	4	4
2023	0	1	1
2024	1	0	1
2025	1	0	1

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Nuckols VR, Shoemaker LN, Kuczmarski AV, Haigh KM, McGinty SJ, Del Vecchio AR, Schwab AI, Edwards DG, Taylor HS, Wenner MM. Short-term estradiol administration does not restore endothelin-B receptor-mediated vasodilation in postmenopausal women. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol. 2025 02 01; 328(2):H327-H332.

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Zhang X, Mahajan JS, Zhang J, Korley LTJ, Epps TH, Wu C. Lignin-derivable alternatives to bisphenol A with potentially undetectable estrogenic activity and minimal developmental toxicity. Food Chem Toxicol. 2024 Aug; 190:114787.

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Yam C, McGovern B, Boyajieff E, Maxwell P, Little K, Sataloff RT. The impact of menopausal status on auditory brainstem responses. Am J Otolaryngol. 2024 Jan-Feb; 45(1):104067.

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Sgroi DC, Treuner K, Zhang Y, Piper T, Salunga R, Ahmed I, Doos L, Thornber S, Taylor KJ, Brachtel E, Pirrie S, Schnabel CA, Rea D, Bartlett JMS. Correlative studies of the Breast Cancer Index (HOXB13/IL17BR) and ER, PR, AR, AR/ER ratio and Ki67 for prediction of extended endocrine therapy benefit: a Trans-aTTom study. Breast Cancer Res. 2022 12 16; 24(1):90.

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Hewitt SC, Wu SP, Wang T, Ray M, Brolinson M, Young SL, Spencer TE, DeCherney A, DeMayo FJ. The Estrogen Receptor a Cistrome in Human Endometrium and Epithelial Organoids. Endocrinology. 2022 09 01; 163(9).

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Wenner MM, Greaney JL, Matthews EL, McGinty S, Kaur J, Vongpatanasin W, Fadel PJ. Influence of Age and Estradiol on Sympathetic Nerve Activity Responses to Exercise in Women. Med Sci Sports Exerc. 2022 03 01; 54(3):408-416.

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Jung CE, Estaki M, Chopyk J, Taylor BC, Gonzalez A, McDonald D, Shin J, Ferrante K, Wasenda E, Lippmann Q, Knight R, Pride D, Lukacz ES. Impact of Vaginal Estrogen on the Urobiome in Postmenopausal Women With Recurrent Urinary Tract Infection. Female Pelvic Med Reconstr Surg. 2022 01 01; 28(1):20-26.

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Song IH, Kim YA, Heo SH, Bang WS, Park HS, Choi YH, Lee H, Seo JH, Cho Y, Jung SW, Kim HJ, Ahn SH, Lee HJ, Gong G. The Association of Estrogen Receptor Activity, Interferon Signaling, and MHC Class I Expression in Breast Cancer. Cancer Res Treat. 2022 Oct; 54(4):1111-1120.

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Shoemaker LN, Haigh KM, Kuczmarski AV, McGinty SJ, Welti LM, Hobson JC, Edwards DG, Feinberg RF, Wenner MM. ETB receptor-mediated vasodilation is regulated by estradiol in young women. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol. 2021 09 01; 321(3):H592-H598.

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Bharadwaj VN, Porreca F, Cowan RP, Kori S, Silberstein SD, Yeomans DC. A new hypothesis linking oxytocin to menstrual migraine. Headache. 2021 07; 61(7):1051-1059.

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