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New Look at the Very Early Steps of Oestrogen Action in Uterus

Nature New Biology volume 236, pages 236–239 (1972)Cite this article

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Oestradiol is thought to stimulate uterine growth by amplifying the expression of a set of genes that are determined during embryonic development. It is not clear, however, whether this stimulation occurs at the gene transcription level or at some later stage.

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    ETIENNE EMILE BAULIEU, AUDREY ALBERGA, CLAUDE RAYNAUD-JAMMET & CHARLES R. WIRA

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BAULIEU, E., ALBERGA, A., RAYNAUD-JAMMET, C. et al. New Look at the Very Early Steps of Oestrogen Action in Uterus. Nature New Biology 236, 236–239 (1972). https://doi.org/10.1038/newbio236236a0

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