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Thymectomy modifies androgenizing effects of a testis transplant during critical period for neuroprogramming

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Thymectomy simultaneous with transplantation of a syngeneic testis from a littermate to Fischer 344 rats ameliorated the androgenizing effects of the testis transplant on ovarian morphology at 90 days of age.

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  1. Department of Anatomy, University of Nebraska Medical Center, 68105, Omaha, Nebraska, USA

    Helen L. Lipscomb & J. G. Sharp

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  1. Helen L. Lipscomb
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Supported by a Morseman Fellowship, NIH grants HD07097, AM21137 and NSF-RIAS grant SER77-06922.

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Lipscomb, H.L., Sharp, J.G. Thymectomy modifies androgenizing effects of a testis transplant during critical period for neuroprogramming. Experientia 35, 842–843 (1979). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01968286

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