The oestrogen receptor (ER) in vulva, vagina and ovary.
The oestrogen receptor (ER) has been identified in normal and neoplastic epithelia of the vulva, vagina and ovary using biochemical, immunohistochemical (IHC) and molecular techniques. Its presence has not translated into effective antineoplastic therapy for malignancies arising from these sites.
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Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Yale School of Medicine, 333 Cedar Street, New Haven, CT 06510, USA. peter.schwartz@yale.edu
D005260:Female; D005833:Genital Neoplasms, Female / Q000378:metabolism*; D005836:Genitalia, Female / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000378:metabolism; D010053:Ovary / Q000378:metabolism; D011960:Receptors, Estrogen / Q000378:metabolism*; D014621:Vagina / Q000378:metabolism; D014625:Vaginal Neoplasms / Q000378:metabolism; D014844:Vulva / Q000378:metabolism; D014846:Vulvar Neoplasms / Q000378:metabolism
D011960:Receptors, Estrogen