Multiple Choice
Tamoxifen is a breast-cancer drug that binds to the estrogen receptor.When in the body,tamoxifen binds to the estrogen receptor for much longer than the patient's own estrogen.Tamoxifen stays bound for so long that it prevents the binding of circulating estrogen to its receptor.Tamoxifen must have a higher ________ for the estrogen receptor than estrogen.
A) saturation
B) inhibition
C) specificity
D) affinity
E) accommodation
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