Lee-Boot Effect Definition

noun

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.

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Origin of Lee-Boot Effect

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

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