Estrogen Action, Selective Estrogen Receptor Modulators And Women's Health: Progress And Promise - Hardcover

Jordan, V Craig

 
9781848169579: Estrogen Action, Selective Estrogen Receptor Modulators And Women's Health: Progress And Promise
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 1848169574 ISBN 13: 9781848169579
Publisher: Imperial College Press, 2013

Synopsis

This volume presents the evolution of the authors' ideas about estrogen action and its modulation by a new group of drugs called SERMs (Selective Estrogen Receptor Modulators). The pioneering SERMs ― tamoxifen and raloxifene ― are known to have saved the lives of millions of women around the world and improved the health of millions more. Estrogen is the central hormone of women's health and reproduction. The book is a journey through 40 years of discovery and success in advancing women's health, with the prospect of improved innovation through medicinal chemistry for the future.

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This volume presents the evolution of the authors' ideas about estrogen action and its modulation by a new group of drugs called SERMs (Selective Estrogen Receptor Modulators). The pioneering SERMs tamoxifen and raloxifene are known to have saved the lives of millions of women around the world and improved the health of millions more. Estrogen is the central hormone of women's health and reproduction. The book is a journey through 40 years of discovery and success in advancing women's health, with the prospect of improved innovation through medicinal chemistry for the future.

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Publisher
Imperial College Press
Publication date
2013
Language
English
ISBN 10 
1848169574
ISBN 13 
9781848169579
Binding
Hardcover
Number of pages
544