Etymology

Lee-Boot effect

Today it means: A phenomenon concerning the suppression or prolongation of estrous cycles of mature female mice (and other rodents), when females are housed in groups and isolated from males. Full definition →

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Described in a 1956 paper by S. van der Lee and L. M. Boot.

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