Estradiol deficiency during development modulates the expression of circadian and daily rhythms in male and female aromatase knockout mice

Hormones and Behavior

Volumn 60, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 439-447

  Brockman, Rebecca ^a   Bunick, David ^a   Mahoney, Megan M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Aromatase; Circadian; Estrogen; Phase response curve; Sex differences; Wheel running

Indexed keywords

AROMATASE; ESTRADIOL;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; GONADECTOMY; LIGHT DARK CYCLE; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RUNNING; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ANIMALS; AROMATASE; BIOLOGICAL CLOCKS; CASTRATION; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MICE, KNOCKOUT; MOTOR ACTIVITY; RUNNING;

EID: 80052141699     PISSN: 0018506X     EISSN: 10956867     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yhbeh.2011.07.011     Document Type: Article

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