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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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1997
1997
Effect of turosteride, a 5α‐reductase inhibitor, on the Dunning R3327 rat prostatic carcinoma
T. Zaccheo
,
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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1985
1985
In-vivo activity of the LH-releasing hormone pulse generator in castrated and intact male rats.
D. Dluzen
,
V. Ramirez
Journal of Endocrinology
1985
Corpus ID: 20679433
The in-vivo LH-releasing hormone (LHRH) output from the mediobasal hypothalamus of conscious freely moving sham-castrated…
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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…
Charles Danzin
,
Michel J. Jung
,
N. Claverie
,
Jeffrey Grove
,
A. Sjoerdsma
,
Jan 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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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
,
S. Quadri
,
H. G. 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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1973
1973
Maturation of spermatozoa in the rabbit epididymis: effect of castration and testosterone replacement.
M. Orgebin-Crist
The Journal of experimental zoology
1973
Corpus ID: 45963735
Rabbit epididymal spermatozoa gain their fertilizing ability upon reaching the distal corpus epididymidis. When prevented by…
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1972
1972
Prenatal development of the ductus epididymidis in the rhesus monkey. The effects of fetal castration.
Nancy J. Alexander
American Journal of Anatomy
1972
Corpus ID: 20420226
After formation of the epididymis, the cuboidal epithelial cells of the ductus epididymidis undergo little cytodifferentiation in…
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1967
1967
The influence of castration on the growth of male pigs in relation to high levels of dietary protein.
J. Prescott
,
G. Lamming
1967
Corpus ID: 71646184
1. A factorial split-plot experiment was conducted to investigate the growth of entire and castrate male pigs on conventional…
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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).
Béla E. Piacsek
,
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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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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