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Effect of Testosterone Propionate and Insulin on Muscle Cholinesterase Activity

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VARIOUS hormones influence the cholinesterase activity of tissues1,2. The purpose of the present work was to investigate the influence of some anabolic hormones such as testosterone and insulin on muscle cholinesterase activity.

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  1. Laboratory of Physiology, University of Athens,

    A. N. GRANITSAS, N. DEDE & A. J. PHILIPPU

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GRANITSAS, A., DEDE, N. & PHILIPPU, A. Effect of Testosterone Propionate and Insulin on Muscle Cholinesterase Activity. Nature 185, 320–321 (1960). https://doi.org/10.1038/185320c0

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