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> Mice were exposed to physical restraint stress as previously described (https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-020-1935-3). Briefly, female mice were restrained in individual, homemade 50 mL Falcon tubes with air holes for 2 hours per day. Mice could move backward and forward slightly in the restraining tube.

I wonder why they only used female mice. In the original methods study about the effect of stress on hair loss both male and female mice are used.




my understanding from the article is that they're working specifically w/ breast cancer, so probably easier w/ females




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