Reproductive phenotypes in the estrogen receptor-α knockout mouse

Annales d'Endocrinologie

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 143-148

  Couse, J F ^a   Korach, K S ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR; PROGESTERONE;

ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; FEMALE; GENITAL SYSTEM; KNOCKOUT MOUSE; MOUSE; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; MALE; MICE; MICE, KNOCKOUT; PHENOTYPE; RECEPTORS, ESTROGEN; REPRODUCTION;

EID: 0032806102     PISSN: 00034266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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