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Reproductive and metabolic phenotype of a mouse model of PCOS.
Endocrinology - 1 Jun 2012
van Houten E Leonie A F, Kramer Piet, McLuskey Anke, Karels Bas, Themmen Axel P N, Visser Jenny A
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Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), the most common endocrine disorder in women in their reproductive age, is characterized by both reproductive and metabolic features. Recent studies in human, nonhuman primates, and sheep suggest that hyperandrogenism plays an important role in the development of PCOS. We investigated whether chronic dihydrotestosterone (DHT) exposure in mice reproduces both features of PCOS. Such...
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