Early Stage Bone Cells Produce Potential Estrogen Substitute
Tuesday, May 13, 2008 - 15:14
in Health & Medicine
Cells on their way to forming bone also produce an estrogen-like substance that mimics the naturally occurring female sex hormone estradiol, investigators at the Yale School of Medicine reported Monday in the online edition of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. read more
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