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An early effect of testosterone propionate upon hypothalamic function in the neonatal rat

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Rats treated neonatally with testosterone propionate exhibit a reduced uterine growth response to estradiol administration prepubertally. This androgen-induced impairment is the consequence of developmental effects on both the ovary and the hypothalamic-pituitary complex, although the latter is the more sensitive.

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Campbell, P.S. An early effect of testosterone propionate upon hypothalamic function in the neonatal rat. Experientia 39, 108–109 (1983). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01960657

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