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Roles of estrogen receptor-alpha gene expression in reproduction-related behaviors in female mice.
Endocrinology - 1 Dec 1998
Ogawa S, Eng V, Taylor J, Lubahn D B, Korach K S, Pfaff D W
Abstract excerpt
The role of gene expression of the estrogen receptor-alpha form (ER alpha) in the regulation of female reproductive behavior was investigated in estrogen receptor knockout (ERKO) mice, deficient specifically for the ER alpha, but not the ER beta, gene. Estrogen- or estrogen- plus progesterone-treated gonadectomized ERKO mice did not show any lordosis response. Detailed behavioral analysis revealed that ERKO...
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