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Effects of neural estrogen receptor beta deletion on social and mood-related behaviors and underlying mechanisms in male mice.
Scientific reports - 10 Apr 2020
Dombret Carlos, Naulé Lydie, Trouillet Anne-Charlotte, Parmentier Caroline, Hardin-Pouzet Hélène, Mhaouty-Kodja Sakina
Abstract excerpt
Estradiol derived from neural aromatization of testosterone plays a key role in the organization and activation of neural structures underlying male behaviors. This study evaluated the contribution of the estrogen receptor (ER) β in estradiol-induced modulation of social and mood-related behaviors by using mice lacking the ERβ gene in the nervous system. Mutant males exhibited reduced social interaction with...
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