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Preferred term

Toremifene  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Citrate, Toremifene
  • Fareston
  • FC 1157a
  • FC-1157a
  • FC1157a
  • Toremifene Citrate
  • Toremifene, (E)-Isomer

Scope note

  • A first generation selective estrogen receptor modulator (SERM). Like TAMOXIFEN, it is an estrogen agonist for bone tissue and cholesterol metabolism but is antagonistic on mammary and uterine tissue.

History note

  • 93; was TOREMIFENE (NM) 1985-92

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D017312

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