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Castration

Known as: Castrations, Surgical Castration, castration surgical 
Surgical removal of the testicles (orchiectomy) or ovaries (oophorectomy) to stop the production of sex hormones. Decreasing the levels of hormones… 
National Institutes of Health

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Educational aspectsEndocrine systemEunuchismGenitourinary system

Broader (4)

Endocrine Surgical ProceduresExcisionReproductive systemSexual sterilization

Narrower (1)

Male Castration

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Highly Cited
1985
Highly Cited
1985
Male hamster sociosexual behaviors: Effects of testosterone and its metabolites
Highly Cited
1984
Highly Cited
1984
Thyroidectomy prevents the development of photorefractoriness and the associated rise in plasma prolactin in starlings.
Highly Cited
1980
Highly Cited
1980
Estrogen-binding proteins of male rat liver: influences of hormonal changes.
Highly Cited
1980
Highly Cited
1980
Sex steroids and the immune system--I. Sex difference in autoimmune disease in NZB/NZW hybrid mice.
Highly Cited
1978
Highly Cited
1978
Role of androgen in sexual reflexes of the male rat
Highly Cited
1978
Highly Cited
1978
A quantitative analysis of the physiological role of estradiol and progesterone in the control of tonic and surge secretion of luteinizing hormone in the rat.
The implantation of Silastic capsules containing estradiol in oil or crystalline progesterone was used to analyze the… 
Review
1976
Review
1976
Testicular control of follicle-stimulating hormone secretion.
Highly Cited
1973
Highly Cited
1973
Mechanisms regulating the concentration and the conformation of progesterone receptor(s) in the uterus.
Highly Cited
1972
Highly Cited
1972
Influence of gonadal hormones on social, sexual, emergence, and open field behaviour in the rat (Rattus norvegicus).
Highly Cited
1966
Highly Cited
1966
A "circannian" rhythm in hibernating species of the genus Citellus with observations on their physiological evolution.
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