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Bone has a sexually dimorphic response to aromatase deficiency.
Journal of bone and mineral research : the official journal of the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research - 1 Mar 2000
Oz O K, Zerwekh J E, Fisher C, Graves K, Nanu L, Millsaps R, Simpson E R
Abstract excerpt
Aromatase synthesizes estrogen from androgen precursors. To better understand the role of estrogen in skeletal metabolism and growth, we have assessed long bone growth and histomorphometry in aromatase-deficient (ArKO) mice. The age range for the animals was 5-7 months. At this age mice have already achieved peak bone density but continue slow bone growth. Femur length, an index of long bone growth, showed...
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