Sentences with phrase «tamoxifen binds»

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McCague says tamandron has a similar structure to tamoxifen but one part of the molecule resembles testosterone (see Diagram) and this should cause it to bind specifically to androgen receptors.

Tamoxifen then binds to the ER - LDB domains of the fusions allowing Cre / FLP translocate to the nucleus where they exert their recombinase activity (Logie and Stewart 1995; Metzger et al. 1995).

As you know, tamoxifen is a non-steroid, weak - acting estrogen that binds to estrogen receptors in the breast and supposedly reduces the risk of breast cancer.

In this way, tamoxifen prevents a women's own estrogen from binding with these cells.