[1925–30; (def. 1) estr(us) + -o- + -genic; (def. 2) estrogen + -ic]This word is first recorded in the period 1925–30. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: Nazi, buildup, distinctive feature, dropout, off-line-o- is the typical ending of the first element of compounds of Greek origin (as -i- is, in compounds of Latin origin), used regularly in forming new compounds with elementsof Greek origin and often used in English as a connective irrespective of etymology(Franco-Italian; geography; seriocomic; speedometer); -genic is a combining form often corresponding to nouns ending in -gen or -geny, with the following senses: “producing or causing” (hallucinogenic); “produced or caused by” (cosmogenic); “pertaining to a gene or genes” (polygenic); “pertaining to suitability for reproduction by a medium” (telegenic); -ic is a suffix forming adjectives from other parts of speech, occurring originally inGreek and Latin loanwords (metallic; poetic; archaic; public) and, on this model, used as an adjective-forming suffix with the particular senses“having some characteristics of” (opposed to the simple attributive use of the basenoun) (balletic; sophomoric); “in the style of” (Byronic; Miltonic); “pertaining to a family of peoples or languages” (Finnic; Semitic; Turkic)
Examples of 'estrogenic' in a sentence
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Among these genes, only the well-known estrogenic marker vtg1 was co-regulated at all time points.
Ruixin Hao, Maria Bondesson, Amar V Singh, Anne Riu, Catherine W McCollum, ThomasB Knudsen, Daniel A Gorelick, Jan-Åke Gustafsson 2013, 'Identification of estrogen target genes during zebrafish embryonic development throughtranscriptomic analysis.', PLoS ONEhttp://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3819264?pdf=render. Retrieved from PLOS CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
High calcium demand during pregnancy and lactation and low estrogenic state support those hypotheses.
Pooneh Salari, Mohammad Abdollahi 2014, 'The influence of pregnancy and lactation on maternal bone health: a systematic review.',Journal of Family and Reproductive Healthhttp://jfrh.tums.ac.ir/index.php/jfrh/article/view/198. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
In particular, a number of vegetal compounds known as phytoestrogens shows estrogenic or anti-estrogenic activity.
Fedora Grande, Bruno Rizzuti, Maria A. Occhiuzzi, Giuseppina Ioele, Teresa Casacchia,Fabrizio Gelmini, Rita Guzzi, Antonio Garofalo, Giancarlo Statti 2018, 'Identification by Molecular Docking of Homoisoflavones from Leopoldia comosa as Ligandsof Estrogen Receptors', Moleculeshttp://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/23/4/894. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
She presented no androgenic or estrogenic manifestations.
Mitsumasa Osakabe, Chie Sato, Masamichi Suzuki, Ryo Sugimoto, Yasuko Fujita, NoriyukiUesugi, Kazuyuki Ishida, Hiroaki Itamochi, Tsukasa Baba, Tamotsu Sugai 2019, 'Mesenteric extraovarian Sertoli-Leydig cell tumor without DICER1 hotspot mutation:a case report', Diagnostic Pathologyhttp://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13000-019-0805-5. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Tumor size, apoptosis, estrogenic properties, and cytotoxicity were assessed as primary outcomes.
Zahra Akbarzadeh, Farnaz Parvaresh, Reza Ghiasvand, Maryam Miraghajani 2016, 'The Effects of Naringenin on Some Human Breast Cancer Cells: A Systematic Review',Archives of Breast Cancerhttp://archbreastcancer.com/index.php/abc/article/view/78. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The toxicity and estrogenic potency of alkylphenols have been investigated in several studies.
Azin Ahmadi, Ahmad Noori, Mahdi Banaee 2017, 'Acute toxicity of nonylphenol ethoxylate-6 to whiteleg shrimp, Penaeus vannamei (Boone,1931) (Decapoda, Penaeidae)', International Journal of Aquatic Biologyhttp://ij-aquaticbiology.com/index.php/ijab/article/view/251. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Group 3 contained 6 carcinogens including 4 estrogenic substances, implying the group of estrogenic carcinogens.
Hiroshi Matsumoto, Yoshikuni Yakabe, Koichi Saito, Kayo Sumida, Masaru Sekijima, KojiNakayama, Hideki Miyaura, Fumiyo Saito, Masanori Otsuka, Tomoyuki Shirai 2009, 'Discrimination of Carcinogens by Hepatic Transcript Profiling in Rats following 28-dayAdministration', Cancer Informaticshttps://doi.org/10.4137/CIN.S3229. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
When they are consumed, they exert estrogenic and/or antiestrogenic effects.
Ludmila Křížová, Kateřina Dadáková, Jitka Kašparovská, Tomáš Kašparovský 2019, 'Isoflavones', Moleculeshttp://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/24/6/1076. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
They may show androgenic or estrogenic manifestations.
Kusum D Jashnani, Chandrashekar V Hegde, Shrutika P Munot 2013, 'Alfa-fetoprotein secreting ovarian sex cord-stromal tumor', Indian Journal of Pathology and Microbiologyhttp://www.ijpmonline.org/article.asp?issn=0377-4929;year=2013;volume=56;issue=1;spage=54;epage=56;aulast=Jashnani. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Even in biological studies it had no estrogenic effect.
Hannu Saloniemi, Kaarlo Kallela, Ilkka Saastamoinen 1993, 'Study of the phytoestrogen content of goat's rue (Galega orientalis), alfalfa (Medicagosutiva) and white clover (Trifolium repens)', Agricultural and Food Sciencehttps://journal.fi/afs/article/view/72677. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)