Terms & Properties

Preferred Name:  Estrogen

NCI-GLOSS Definition:  A type of hormone made by the body that helps develop and maintain female sex characteristics and the growth of long bones. Estrogens can also be made in the laboratory. They may be used as a type of birth control and to treat symptoms of menopause, menstrual disorders, osteoporosis, and other conditions.

Display Name:  Estrogen

Label:  Estrogen

NCI Thesaurus Code:  C2293 (Search for linked caDSR metadata)   (search value sets)

NCI Metathesaurus Link:  CL026899  (see NCI Metathesaurus info)

Synonyms & Abbreviations: (see Synonym Details)

Estrogen

estrogen

External Source Codes: 

ChEBI ID	CHEBI:50114 (see ChEBI info)
NCI META CUI	CL026899

Other Properties:

Name	Value (qualifiers indented underneath)
code	C2293
Contributing_Source	CTRP
Legacy Concept Name	Estrogen
Semantic_Type	Hormone
Semantic_Type	Organic Chemical

Additional Concept Data: 

Defined Fully by Roles: No

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