AuthorsMorani A, Barros RP, Imamov O, Hultenby K, Arner A, Warner M, Gustafsson JA,
JournalProc Natl Acad Sci U S A
PubMed ID16636272
Estrogen receptor beta (ERbeta) is highly expressed in both type I and II pneumocytes as well as bronchiolar epithelial cells. ERalpha is not detectable in the adult lung. Lungs of adult female ERbeta knockout (ERbeta-/-) mice have already been reported to have fewer alveoli and reduced elastic recoil. In this ... More