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estro

estro is the clipping of estrogen.

Meaning of estrogen

Noun

estrogen (countable and uncountable, plural estrogens)

  1. (steroids) Any of a group of steroids that are secreted by the ovaries and function as female sex hormones.
    • secondly, in many hormone-target organ interactions including the effect of estrogen on rat uterus, growth hormone and hydrocortisone on rat liver and thyroid hormone on toadpole liver, newly formed microsomes have been isolated which have increased protein synthesizing ability (Tata, 1968).1970, Harvey W. Mohrenweiser, Role of Hormones in Controlling Ribonucleic Acid Synthesis During Lactogenesis, Michigan State University. Departments of Biochemistry and Dairy, page 36
    Synonyms:
    E, estro

Synonyms of estro

Words formed from estro

Questions about estro

What is estro the clipping of?
Estro is the clipping of estrogen.

Words near estro in the dictionary

  1. estrildids
  2. estrin
  3. estrins
  4. estriol
  5. estriols
  6. estro
  7. estro-
  8. estrobin
  9. estrofurate
  10. estrogel
  11. estrogen

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