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Estrogen hits the surface

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Newly discovered estrogen receptor-dependent signaling pathways demonstrate that estrogen functions in the cytosol as well as in the nucleus.

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Figure 1: Mechanisms of rapid non-genomic receptor-dependent actions of estrogen in four cell types.

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Collins, P., Webb, C. Estrogen hits the surface. Nat Med 5, 1130–1131 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1038/13453

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