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Estrogen receptor β — Getting in on the action?

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Recent findings in mice hint that ERβ and not ERα may mediate some of the cardiovascular benefits of estrogen (pages 545–548).

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Gustafsson, JÅ. Estrogen receptor β — Getting in on the action?. Nat Med 3, 493–494 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1038/nm0597-493

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