Mouse anococcygeus muscle: Sexual dimorphism and responsiveness to sex hormones

Journal of Endocrinology

Volumn 152, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 229-237

  Fukazawa, Y ^a   Lguchi, T ^a   Bern, H A ^b  

^a YOKOHAMA CITY UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN RECEPTOR; DIETHYLSTILBESTROL; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR; TESTOSTERONE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANOCOCCYGEUS MUSCLE; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GONADECTOMY; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OVARIECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEXUAL DEVIATION;

EID: 0031044197     PISSN: 00220795     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1677/joe.0.1520229     Document Type: Article

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