Sentences with phrase «occupy estrogen receptor sites»

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They basically occupy the receptor sites that estrogen would normally occupy so they actually help out a little bit too.

Because estrogen and progesterone receptor sites are very similar at the cellular level, estrogen receptor sites can «wake up» when occupied by progesterone molecules, enhancing the action of estrogen for a short period of time.

When an estrogen molecule occupies a testosterone receptor site on a cell membrane, it blocks the ability of testosterone to induce a healthy hormonal signal.