Defending the brain from estrogen

David A. Puts; Cynthia L. Jordan; S. Marc Breedlove

doi:10.1038/nn0206-155

Defending the brain from estrogen

David A. Puts, Cynthia L. Jordan, S. Marc Breedlove

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Abstract

Alpha-fetoprotein binds estrogens in the developing brain. A new paper shows that inhibiting estrogen rescues the brain masculinization found in female mice lacking this gene, suggesting that alpha-fetoprotein inhibits estrogen activity in females.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	155-156
Number of pages	2
Journal	Nature Neuroscience
Volume	9
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1038/nn0206-155
State	Published - Feb 2006

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