Brain Infusion of Lipopolysaccharide Increases Uterine Growth as a Function of Estrogen Replacement Regimen: Suppression of Uterine Estrogen Receptor- by Constant, But Not Pulsed, Estrogen Replacement
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Department of Physiology and Pharmacology (L.K.M., L.C.S., R.A.S., D.M.D.), Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, Oregon 97239; Division of Neural Systems, Memory, and Aging (K.R.M.-G.) and Biomedical Engineering Program (B.H.-W.), University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona 85724; and Departments of Psychology and Neuroscience and Molecular, Virology, Immunology, and Medical Genetics (G.L.W.), Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 43210
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