English dictionary of cancer terms . 2015.
Progesterone receptor — PDB rendering based on 1a28 … Wikipedia
progesterone receptor test — A lab test to find out if cancer cells have progesterone receptors (proteins to which the hormone progesterone will bind). If the cells have progesterone receptors, they may need progesterone to grow, and this can affect how the cancer is treated … English dictionary of cancer terms
progesterone receptor negative — PR . Describes cells that do not have a protein to which the hormone progesterone will bind. Cancer cells that are PR do not need progesterone to grow, and usually do not stop growing when treated with hormones that block progesterone from… … English dictionary of cancer terms
progesterone receptor positive — PR+. Describes cells that have a protein to which the hormone progesterone will bind. Cancer cells that are PR+ need progesterone to grow and will usually stop growing when treated with hormones that block progesterone from binding. Also called… … English dictionary of cancer terms
Selective progesterone receptor modulator — A selective progesterone receptor modulator (SPRM) is an agent that acts on the progesterone receptor. A characteristic that distinguishes such substances from receptor full agonists (such as progesterone) and full antagonists (such as RU 486) is … Wikipedia
Progesterone — Systematic (IUPAC) name Pregn 4 ene 3,20 dione … Wikipedia
Receptor — In cell biology, a structure on the surface of a cell (or inside a cell) that selectively receives and binds a specific substance. There are hoards of receptors. There are receptors for insulin, receptors for low density lipoproteins (LDL), etc.… … Medical dictionary
Receptor (biochemistry) — For other uses, see Receptor (disambiguation). In biochemistry, a receptor is a molecule found on the surface of a cell, which receives specific chemical signals from neighbouring cells or the wider environment within an organism. These signals… … Wikipedia
Nuclear receptor — Crystallographic structure of a heterodimer of the nuclear receptors PPAR γ (green) and RXR α (cyan) bound to double stranded DNA (magenta) and two molecules of the NCOA2 coactivator (red). The PPAR γ antagonist GW9662 and RXR α agonist retinoic… … Wikipedia
Récepteur de la progestérone — Pour les articles homonymes, voir PR. Récepteur de la progestérone Ajouter une image Caractéristiques générales Autres noms ou symbole NR3C3 Locus 11 … Wikipédia en Français
