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The effects of extracts of testis in correcting the castrated condition in the fowl and in the mammal.
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Endocrinology, 13, 367-74. 1929 CE.
C. R. Moore, T. F. Gallagher, and F. C. Koch were the first to obtain a potent testicular extract containing the male sex hormone, androsterone, later obtained in crystalline form by Butenandt. They also gave a detailed account of the capon-comb test for the assay of the male hormone.
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| Catalog Metadata | Reference Information |
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| Entry Number | #1191 |
| Permanent Link | https://staging.historyofmedicine.com/entry/1680 |
| Author Bio Link | Wikipedia ↗ |
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