Selective Estrogen Receptor Modulators: A New Brand of Multitarget Drugs

Basic Area.- Molecular Mechanisms of Estrogen Action in Target Tissues.- Clinical Pharmacology of Selective Estrogen Receptor Modulators (SERMs).- Action of Selective Estrogen Receptor Modulators (SERMs) Through the Classical Mechanism of Estrogen Action.- Cellular and Molecular Basis for Acute Nongenomically Mediated Actions of SERMs.- The Hypothalamus-Pituitary-Ovarian Axis as a Model System for the Study of SERM Effects: An Overview of Experimental and Clinical Studies.- Pure Antiestrogens.- Clinical Area.- Physiological Regulation of Bone Metabolism and Estrogen Agonism.- The Role of SERMs in the Treatment of Osteoporosis.- Cardiovascular Disease and SERMs.- SERMs and the Breast.- Endometrial Effects of SERMs.- Benign Gynecological Diseases and SERMs.- Other Clinical Effects of SERMs.- The Role of SERMs in the Management of Postmenopausal Women.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3642445527
• ISBN13: 9783642445521
• Release Date: October 2014
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 357 Pages
• Weight: 1.16 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.2"