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Breast Cancer
New hormones research from Michigan State University discussed
April 2nd, 2009
According to recent research published in the journal Hormones and Behavior, "There is broad acceptance for the idea that during development estradiol 'organizes' many aspects of reproductive behavior including partner preferences in the laboratory rat. With respect to partner preference, this idea is drawn from studies where estrogen action was in someway blocked, either through aromatase or estrogen receptor inhibition, during development in male rats." "The lack of estrogens neonatally results in a decrease in the male rat's preference for females. In this study, the effect of early postnatal estradiol treatment on the partner preferences of female rats was...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2009-04-02)
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