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Since we wished to use this gene to study hormone regulation, it was important to establish its hormone regulation in vivo. Therefore, I conducted an extensive series of experiments to characterize the pattern of hormone response. The results provided dramatic departures from the pattern seen for vitellogenin in that: (1) estrogen induction of RBP mRNA is very long-lived, (2) the persistent elevated abundance is dependent on estrogen receptor, and (3) that the estrogen induction is antagonized by testosterone. In addition to the regulation of the gene's expression imposed by hormones, I have shown that the gene is expressed only in the liver of the animal. Finally, I conducted a study of the RBP gene induction in embryos, where the protein's ligand, retinol, is likely to play an important role in differentiation. 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The results provided dramatic departures from the pattern seen for vitellogenin in that: (1) estrogen induction of RBP mRNA is very long-lived, (2) the persistent elevated abundance is dependent on estrogen receptor, and (3) that the estrogen induction is antagonized by testosterone. In addition to the regulation of the gene's expression imposed by hormones, I have shown that the gene is expressed only in the liver of the animal. Finally, I conducted a study of the RBP gene induction in embryos, where the protein's ligand, retinol, is likely to play an important role in differentiation. 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