FB2026_03 , released September 17, 2026

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General Information

Term

estrogen metabolic process

ID (Ontology)

GO:0008210 (Gene Ontology)

Definition

The chemical reactions and pathways involving estrogens, C18 steroid hormones that can stimulate the development of female sexual characteristics. Also found in plants.[ ISBN:0198506732 ]

Also Known As

"estrogen metabolism" ; "oestrogen metabolic process" ; "oestrogen metabolism"

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Data Class	Field	Direct annotations
Genes (FBgn)	GO_BIOLOGICAL_PROCESS

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Full annotation statements	Genes
estrogen metabolic process (all annotations which use CV term, excluding "NOT" statements)
involved_in \| estrogen metabolic process

Spanning Tree (Parents/Children)

lipid metabolic process
 |__steroid metabolic process__
metabolic process              |
 |__hormone metabolic process__|
regulation of hormone levels   |
 |__hormone metabolic process__|
                               estrogen metabolic process  1 rec.
                                |__estrogen biosynthetic process
                                |   |__regulation of estrogen biosynthetic process(+)
                                |__estrogen catabolic process

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Relationships
Is a	steroid metabolic process hormone metabolic process
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Synonyms & Secondary IDs
Synonyms
	"estrogen metabolism" EXACT "oestrogen metabolic process" EXACT "oestrogen metabolism" EXACT
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