The diversity of sex steroid action: regulation of metabolism by estrogen signaling
- Department of Biosciences and Nutrition, Novum, Karolinska Institutet, S-141 83 Huddinge, Sweden
1Center for Nuclear Receptors and Cell Signaling, Department of Cell Biology and Biochemistry, University of Houston, Houston, Texas 77 204, USA
- (Correspondence should be addressed to M H Faulds; Email: malhed{at}ki.se)
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Figure 1
Summary of the effects on metabolism observed in ERα, ERβ, and aromatase knockout (ArKO) female and male mice. Reported effects in different metabolic tissues, i.e. central nervous system (CNS), pancreatic β cell, skeletal muscle, liver, and white adipose tissue (WAT), are indicated. ND, no difference; HFD, high-fat diet; TG, triglycerides.
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