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Experimental evidence regarding the rôle of the anterior pituitary in the development and regulation of the genital system.

SMITH, Philip Edward (1884 – 1970) Wikipedia

ENGLE, Earl Theron (1896 – 1957) cumc.columbia.edu

Publication Details

Amer. J. Anat., 40, 159-217. 1927 CE.

Pituitary tissue implanted in the immature mouse was found by these writers to cause precocious sexual maturity. Thus they showed that the activity of the gonads is maintained by the anterior lobe of the pituitary.

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Immunology & Dermatology

Thematic Classifications

Ductless Glands: Internal Secretion › Pituitary ENDOCRINOLOGY › Pituitary

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