Description
(Z)-4-Hydroxytamoxifenisthemoreactiveisomerof4-hydroxytamoxifen.4-Hydroxytamoxifenistheactivemetaboliteoftamoxifen,aselectiveestrogenreceptormodulator(SERM)thatactsasanagoNISTorantagonistinvarioustissues.4-Hydroxytamoxifenexhibitsanticancerchemotherapeuticactivity,inducingautophagyandvacuoleformationaswellasKRASdegradationinvariouscancercelllines.Incardiacmyocytes,4-hydroxytamoxifendecreasesCa2+amplitude,slowingrelaxationanddecreasingcontractility.
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