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Targeted disruption of the estrogen receptor-alpha gene in female mice: characterization of ovarian responses and phenotype in the adult.
Endocrinology - 1 Jun 1999
Schomberg D W, Couse J F, Mukherjee A, Lubahn D B, Sar M, Mayo K E, Korach K S
Abstract excerpt
Targeted disruption of the mouse estrogen receptor-alpha gene (estrogen receptor-alpha knockout; ERKO) results in a highly novel ovarian phenotype in the adult. The ERKO mouse model was used to characterize ER alpha-dependent processes in the ovary. Visualization of the ovaries of 10-, 20-, and 50-day-old wild-type (WT) and ERKO mice showed that the ERKO phenotype developed between 20 and 50 days of age....
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