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Castration
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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…
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Endocrine Surgical Procedures
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Male Castration
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2000
2000
Bilateral germ cell cancer of the testis: a report of 11 patients with a long‐term follow‐up
A. Tekin
,
Y. Aygun
,
F. Aki
,
H. Özen
BJU International
2000
Corpus ID: 36678702
Objective To describe the incidence, clinical characteristics, treatment methods and long‐term follow‐up of bilateral germ cell…
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1997
1997
Effect of turosteride, a 5α‐reductase inhibitor, on the Dunning R3327 rat prostatic carcinoma
T. Zaccheo
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D. Giudici
,
E. di Salle
1997
Corpus ID: 58856896
Turosteride (FCE 26073) is a new, potent, and selective 5α‐reductase inhibitor. We have investigated its effect on tumor growth…
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Highly Cited
1979
Highly Cited
1979
Effects of alpha-difluoromethylornithine, an enzyme-activated irreversible inhibitor or ornithine decarboxylase, on testosterone-induced regeneration of prostate and seminal vesicle in castrated rats…
C. Danzin
,
M. Jung
,
N. Claverie
,
J. Grove
,
A. Sjoerdsma
,
J. Koch-weser
Biochemical Journal
1979
Corpus ID: 34532805
1. Castration of adult rats markedly decreases the amounts of polyamines (putrescine, spermidine and spermine) and of RNA and DNA…
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Highly Cited
1977
Highly Cited
1977
Negative feedback control of gonadotropins in male rhesus monkeys: effects of time after castration and interactions of testosterone and estradiol-17beta.
J. Resko
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S. Quadri
,
H. Spies
Endocrinology
1977
Corpus ID: 29522796
The ability of testosterone (T) to exert negative feedback action on systemic levels of LH and FSH was tested in long-term (>2 yr…
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Highly Cited
1973
Highly Cited
1973
Effect of starvation on gonadotropin secretion in intact and castrated male rats.
B. Howland
,
K. R. Skinner
Canadian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology
1973
Corpus ID: 34922042
The effect of starvation on serum and pituitary concentrations of luteinizing hormone (LH) and follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH…
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1969
1969
Results of trans-sphenoidal cryohypophysectomy for carcinoma of the breast.
L. Conway
,
W. Collins
New England Journal of Medicine
1969
Corpus ID: 46167855
Abstract In 100 cases of widespread, disseminated carcinoma of the breast, with a follow-up between 14 and 40 months, overall…
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1969
1969
Increased turnover of 3H-norepinephrine in rat brain following castration or treatment with ovine follicle-stimulating hormone.
F. Antón‐Tay
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R. Pelham
,
R. Wurtman
Endocrinology
1969
Corpus ID: 44992237
Castration or treatment with exogenous follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) both increase the turnover of 3H-norepinephrine in rat…
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Highly Cited
1966
Highly Cited
1966
Effects of castration and gonadal hormones on hypothalamic content of luteinizing hormone releasing factor (LRF).
B. E. Piacsek
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J. Meites
Endocrinology
1966
Corpus ID: 42313140
The effects of castration, estradiol benzoate, testosterone propionate, progesterone and combined estrogen-progesterone treatment…
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Review
1945
Review
1945
CLINICAL EFFECTS OF SURGICAL AND X-RAY CASTRATION IN MAMMARY CANCER
F. Adair
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N. Treves
,
Farrow Jh
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I. M. Scharnagel
1945
Corpus ID: 59109838
A consideration of the value of castration in relation to cancer of the breast is one which periodically has presented itself to…
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1944
1944
The Effect of Castration, Theelin, and Testosterone on the Incidence of Leukemia in a Rockefeller Institute Strain of Mice
James B. Murphy
1944
Corpus ID: 12343597
The pronounced difference in susceptibility to leukemia between the sexes has as yet received no satisfactory explanation. In man…
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