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Estrogen receptor alpha-mediated events promote sex-specific diabetic glomerular hypertrophy.
American journal of physiology. Renal physiology - 1 Sept 2004
Lovegrove Alecia S, Sun Jianhong, Gould Karen A, Lubahn Dennis B, Korach Kenneth S, Lane Pascale H
Abstract excerpt
Sex differences in the incidence and progression of renal diseases suggest a protective role for estrogen. This study examined the role of estrogen receptor alpha (ERalpha)-mediated events in normal and diabetic renal and glomerular growth. Wild-type and ERalpha-null mice (ERKO) were observed over 2 wk of streptozocin-induced diabetes. Blood glucose was monitored, and insulin was given daily to maintain levels of...
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