To determine whether immune cells (i.e., CD45+ cells) or cardiac tissue (i.e., cardiomyocytes, fibroblasts, endothelial cells) expressed more ERs or AR, we isolated these two cell populations from the heart during myocarditis in female BALB/c mice that were housed in plastic cages without soy in their food or bedding and no BPA added to their drinking water. Here, AR is linked to myocarditis.