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67 mm) in superovulated opossums [ 22 ] . This increased size of developing follicles in exposed opossums is similar in magnitude to that seen in the pre-Graafian follicles of rats between diestrus and proestrus [ 23 ] . Prepubertal pine voles exposed to male urine also showed an increase in the number of largest follicles, but with no change in atresia [ 24 ] , as in our study.
Genital development was evaluated with the criteria of Tanner [ 35 ] , and was performed with a questionnaire and physical exam by an experienced physician, in which stage 1 is prepubertal, stage 2 is initial development of the genitalia, stages 3 and 4 are intermediate, and stage 5 is mature.
A recent study of βERKO mice has shown that ERβ is not required for the normal prepubertal development of the mammary gland but for organization and adhesion of epithelial cells during pregnancy and hence for differentiated tissue morphology [ 23 ] . These observations indicate a possibility of complementary (sequential) roles of ERα and ERβ, since ERα appears to be required for the basic development of estrogen sensitive tissues and ERβ seems to be required for their functional maturation.