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Changes in estrogen receptor signaling alters the timekeeping system in male mice.
Behavioural brain research - 1 Nov 2015
Blattner Margaret S, Mahoney Megan M
Abstract excerpt
Circadian rhythms are modulated by steroid hormones; however, the mechanisms of this action are not fully understood, particularly in males. In females estradiol regulates activity level, pattern of expression, and free running period (tau). We tested the hypothesis that activity level and distribution in male mice includes both classical and "non-classical" actions of estrogens at the estrogen receptor subtype 1...
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