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An age-related ovarian phenotype in mice with targeted disruption of the Cyp 19 (aromatase) gene.
Endocrinology - 1 Jul 2000
Britt K L, Drummond A E, Cox V A, Dyson M, Wreford N G, Jones M E, Simpson E R, Findlay J K
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With the development of a mouse model of estrogen insufficiency due to targeted disruption of the aromatase gene [the aromatase knockout (ArKO) mouse], a new opportunity exists to examine the role of estrogen in ovarian follicular development. Ovaries and serum were collected from wild-type, heterozygous, and ArKO mice at 10-12 and 21-23 weeks and 1 yr of age. The ovaries were assessed histologically and...
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