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WE report that the mouse fibroblasts known as L-929 cells have androgen and oestrogen receptors (R-A and R-E), as well as the glucocorticosteroid receptors (R-G) reported earlier1,2. This observation may lead to an increased interest in L cells as they provide a convenient system for studies of the biology and pharmacology of hormones at the cellular level.
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JUNG-TESTAS, I., BAYARD, F. & BAULIEU, E. Two sex steroid receptors in mouse fibroblasts in culture. Nature 259, 136–138 (1976). https://doi.org/10.1038/259136a0
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