Selective estrogen receptor modulator
GROUP OF COMPOUNDS ABLE TO BIND AND ACTIVATE ESTROGEN RECEPTORS, BUT ACTING AS EITHER AN AGONIST OR ANTAGONIST
Selective oestrogen receptor modulator; Selective estrogen receptor modulators; Oestrogen receptor beta; Selective oestrogen receptor modulators; Selective ER modulator; Selective Estrogen Receptor Modulators (SERMs); Estrogen-receptor modulator; Selective estrogen-receptor modulator; Discovery and development of selective estrogen receptor modulators; Draft:Selective estrogen receptor modulator; Estrogen receptor agonist/antagonist; ERAA; Estrogen receptor agonists/antagonists; Estrogen receptor agonist/antagonists
Selective estrogen receptor modulators (SERMs), also known as estrogen receptor agonist/antagonists (ERAAs), are a class of drugs that act on the estrogen receptor (ER). A characteristic that distinguishes these substances from pure ER agonists and antagonists (that is, full agonists and silent antagonists) is that their action is different in various tissues, thereby granting the possibility to selectively inhibit or stimulate estrogen-like action in various tissues.