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Ovarian steroid receptors and their role in ovarian function.
Molecular and cellular endocrinology - 31 May 2002
Drummond Ann E, Britt Kara L, Dyson Mitzi, Jones Margaret E, Kerr Jeff B, O'Donnell Liza, Simpson Evan R, Findlay Jock K
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The steroidogenic pathway within the ovary gives rise to progestins, androgens and oestrogens, all of which act via specific nuclear receptors to regulate reproductive function and maintain fertility. The precise role of oestrogen in the ovary remains to be elucidated, hence the data presented here which arises from studies designed to resolve this issue. Oestrogens signal via two receptor subtypes ERalpha and...
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