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Preferred term

Raloxifene Hydrochloride  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • A second generation selective estrogen receptor modulator (SERM) used to prevent osteoporosis in postmenopausal women. It has estrogen agonist effects on bone and cholesterol metabolism but behaves as a complete estrogen antagonist on mammary gland and uterine tissue.

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • 4F86W47BR6
  • 82640-04-8 (raloxifene hydrochloride)
  • 84449-90-1
  • Keoxifene Hydrochloride
  • Raloxifene HCl
  • YX9162EO3I

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-H341C9N7-D

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