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Lung dysfunction causes systemic hypoxia in estrogen receptor beta knockout (ERbeta-/-) mice.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America - 2 May 2006
Morani Andrea, Barros Rodrigo P A, Imamov Otabek, Hultenby Kjell, Arner Anders, Warner Margaret, Gustafsson Jan-Ake
Abstract excerpt
Estrogen receptor beta (ERbeta) is highly expressed in both type I and II pneumocytes as well as bronchiolar epithelial cells. ERalpha is not detectable in the adult lung. Lungs of adult female ERbeta knockout (ERbeta-/-) mice have already been reported to have fewer alveoli and reduced elastic r...
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