Tamoxifen binds to this molecule's receptors in cells, reducing the risk of breast cancer.
Because it was used to promote animal growth, it is a minor cause of copper toxicity in humans, as it causes tissue to store more copper. Tamoxifen binds to this molecule's receptors in cells, reducing the risk of breast cancer. Equilenin and equilin are ring B unsaturated types of this hormone, which increases osteoblast activity and thus, its absence partially explains the prevalence of osteoporosis among post-menopausal women. Often used to treat sufferers of Turner syndrome, for ten points, name this hormone produced mainly by the placenta and the ovaries which is key to the secondary-sex characteristics and reproductive structures of females.
Because it was used to promote animal growth, it is a minor cause of copper toxicity in humans, as it causes tissue to store more copper.
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