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Brain gene expression in a novel mouse model of postpartum mood disorder
2019-02-20
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<h4>Introduction</h4> Steroid sulfatase (STS) is an enzyme which cleaves sulfate groups from a variety of steroid hormones, thereby altering their activity and solubility. The expression and activity of STS is increased in female mammalian tissues (including brain) during late pregnancy and into the postpartum period. STS-deficient human and mouse mothers (as a consequence of genetic mutation or acute pharmacolog...
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- 0f6b3f84-b823-5b4f-bf89-9b97ace35667
- DOI
- 10.1101/555870
