TY - ADVS AU - Jordan,V.Craig TI - The quest for multi-functional medicines: path for progress, the SERM story. Lecture 2 T2 - The biomedical & life sciences collection, PY - 2011/// CY - London PB - Henry Stewart Talks KW - Selective estrogen receptor modulators KW - Selective Estrogen Receptor Modulators KW - pharmacology KW - therapeutic use N1 - Animated audio-visual presentation with synchronized narration; Title from title frames; Contents: Selected Estrogen Receptor Modulators (SERMs) are a group of medicines that switch on and switch off estrogen target sites around a post-menopausal woman's body. They are anti-estrogenic and block estrogen activated breast cancer growth and increase bone density and lower cholesterol, which are estrogenic properties. Raloxifene is a pioneering SERM used to prevent and treat osteoporosis and is approved in the United States of America to reduce the risk of breast cancer in post-menopausal women; Access restricted to subscribers UR - https://hstalks.com/bs/2048/ ER -