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Table 1 Estrogen-sensitive tissues and cells (data from reference [1])

From: Placental expression of estrogen receptor beta and its hormone binding variant – comparison with estrogen receptor alpha and a role for estrogen receptors in asymmetric division and differentiation of estrogen-dependent cells

Classical targets

Non-classical targets

Ovary

Kidney

Vagina

Islets of Langerhans

Uterus

Liver

Mammary gland

Bone

Adrenal gland

Cardiovascular system

Prostate

Macrophages

Pituitary gland

Thymocytes

Hypothalamus

Lymphoid cells

Leydig cells

Endothelial cells

 

Osteoblastic cells

 

Glial cells

 

Schwann cells

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Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology

ISSN: 1477-7827

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