Meanings
nounLee-Boot effect (plural Lee-Boot effects)
plural Lee-Boot effects
- biologyA 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.
Origin
Described in a 1956 paper by S. van der Lee and L. M. Boot.
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