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estrogen

primary female sex hormone in mammals, as well as a medication, is responsible for the development and regulation of the female reproductive system and secondary sex characteristics
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estrogen

Summary

estrogen is a class of chemical entities with similar applications or functions[1]. estrogen ranks in the top 4% of class_of_chemical_entities_with_similar_applications_or_functions entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,201 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • estrogen's instance of is recorded as class of chemical entities with similar applications or functions[3].
  • estrogen is a type of sex steroid[4].
  • estrogen is a type of hormone[5].
  • estrogen is a type of steroid hormone[6].
  • estrogen is part of estrogen receptor activity[7].
  • estrogen is part of response to estrogen[8].
  • estrogen is part of estrogen biosynthetic process[9].
  • estrogen is part of estrogen catabolic process[10].
  • estrogen is part of estrogen metabolic process[11].
  • estrogen is part of cellular response to estrogen stimulus[12].
  • estrogen is part of estrogen secretion[13].
  • estrogen's Commons category is recorded as Estrogens[14].
  • estrogen's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Estrogens[15].
  • estrogen's different from is recorded as estrin[16].
  • estrogen's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[17].
  • estrogen's WordLift URL is recorded as http://data.medicalrecords.com/medicalrecords/healthwise/estrogens[18].

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Definition and Type

estrogen's instance of is recorded as class of chemical entities with similar applications or functions[3]. Recorded subclass of include sex steroid[4], hormone[5], and steroid hormone[6].

Use and Application

Part of include estrogen receptor activity[7], response to estrogen[8], estrogen biosynthetic process[9], estrogen catabolic process[10], estrogen metabolic process[11], and cellular response to estrogen stimulus[12].

Why It Matters

estrogen ranks in the top 4% of class_of_chemical_entities_with_similar_applications_or_functions entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,201 views/month).[2] estrogen has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[19] estrogen is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.[20]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . Medical Subject Headings. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Foundational Model of Anatomy. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . Gene Ontology release 2019-11-16. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . Gene Ontology release 2019-11-16. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . Gene Ontology release 2019-11-16. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . Gene Ontology release 2019-11-16. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . Gene Ontology release 2019-11-16. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . Gene Ontology release 2019-11-16. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . Gene Ontology release 2019-11-16. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . medicalrecords.com. medicalrecords.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [19] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [20] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 2d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Different from → estrin
    Subclass of → sex steroid, hormone, steroid hormone
    Instance of → —
    Aliases → —
    + 6 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|9 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 16792, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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