In female rats, neurons had receptors for CRF that bound more tightly to the hormone than in male rats, and so were more responsive to CRF.

雌老鼠，神经元所具有的CRF接受器比雄老鼠更为紧密地受到激素的约束，因此对CRF的反应也就比较大。

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Breast cancer can be broadly separated into hormone-responsive (ER-positive) and non-hormone-responsive (ER-negative) subtypes.

乳腺癌可以大致被分类为雌激素受体阳性与雌激素受体阴性两类。

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Researchers thought that only hormone-responsive breast cancers would be affected by breast-feeding.

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The FDA approved the new treatment for about 20 percent of breast cancer patients with a form of the disease that is typically more aggressive and less responsive to hormone therapy.

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The animals also became more responsive to the hormone insulin, which controls the way the body uses sugar.

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