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Androgen resistance in female mice increases susceptibility to DMBA-induced mammary tumors.
Hormones & cancer - 1 Jun 2012
Simanainen Ulla, Gao Yan Ru, Walters Kirsty A, Watson Geoff, Desai Reena, Jimenez Mark, Handelsman David J
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Hormones, notably estrogens, are pivotal in the origins of breast cancer but androgenic effects, while supported by persistence of AR expression in breast cancers, remain controversial. This study determined the role of the androgen actions via androgen receptor (AR) in experimental mammary cancer. Androgen-resistant female and male mice (ARKO) were generated using Cre/loxP technique and featured a global AR...
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