Printer friendly
New search features  |  Acronym Blog
Google Toolbar button
Add to Google Home Page
Add Acronym Finder search to IE7
Free tools

Acronym Finder logo: click for home page
abbreviation to define
  

Examples: NFL, NASA, PSP, HIPAA, random
Word(s) in meaning: chat  "global warming"
Postal codes: USA: 81657, Canada: T5A 0A7

Save this page to del.icio.us  Save this page to Yahoo  Stumble It!  Digg this!  submit to Reddit  post to Facebook  add to Google Personal Home Page  add to your favorites/bookmarks

What does ER stand for?

Estrogen Receptor


Suggest new definition

This definition appears very rarely and is found in the following Acronym Finder categories:

  • Science, medicine, engineering, etc.

See other meanings of ER

Other Resources:

Link/Page Citation...

<< PreviousAbbreviation Database SurferNext >>
Equipment Requisition
Equipment Room
Erbium
Eritrea
Error
Error Recorder
Escape Route
Established Record
Established Reliability (C-17 acquisition program)
Estimate of Repair
Eternal Rage (Call of Duty gaming clan)
Euro Repuestos SA (Guatemala)
Evaluation Report
Evening Reading (Shacknews)
Event Rate
Event Registration
Evidence Rule
Evolutionary Robotics
Exchange Ratio
Executive Registrar



Samples in periodicals archive:
Byline: ANI Washington, Oct 20 (ANI): A right mix of estrogen and a selective estrogen receptor modulator (SERM), which blocks the effects of estrogen in breast tissue, can significantly reduce breast cancer risk in menopausal women, say researchers Women in menopause who have symptoms are currently treated with a combination of estrogen plus progestin hormone therapy, however this treatment comes with side effects, including a higher risk of breast cancer caused by the progestin.
They seem to be involved in aromatase expression, generation of estrogens and activation of estrogen receptor alpha (ERalpha) in malignant breast epithelium.
His topics include micronutrients and the evolution of skin pigmentation, weaning and brain development, the conflict between agricultural and ancestral genes, genomic and non-genomic influence at the estrogen receptor, and dietary zootoxins.
The purpose of estrogen receptors is to receive estrogen and allow the body to process the estrogen.
Ophena(tm) is a new-generation selective estrogen receptor modulator (SERM) for postmenopausal vaginal syndrome (PVS), a common condition in postmenopausal women sometimes referred to as vaginal atrophy and characterized by vaginal symptoms such as dryness, irritation and sexual pain.
The test uses antibodies, which brightly color the estrogen receptors if they are present.
Estrogen receptor (ER)-positive breast cancer patients receive so much benefit from estrogen-blocking hormone therapy that undergoing chemotherapy may add little, if any, benefit to their treatment regimens.
Raloxifene is a selective estrogen receptor modulator, specifically developed to maintain beneficial estrogenic activity on bone and lipids and antiestrogenic activity on endometrial and breast tissue.

Home  |  Help  |  About  |  What's New?  |  Suggest new acronym  |  Link to Us  |  Search Tools  |  Press
State Abbreviations  |  Partners  |  Contributors  |  Return Links  |  Statistics  |  Fun Buzzword Acronyms!  |  Read the AF Blog

All trademarks/service marks referenced on this site are properties of their respective owners.
The Acronym Finder is ©1988-2012, Acronym Finder, All Rights Reserved.  Feedback
Terms of usage   |  Licensing info  |  Advertising info  |  Privacy Policy  |  Site Map