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By comparing steroid sulphatase levels per se, and also ratios to α-galactosidase, in 6 sets of mice — normal females, entire and castrated males both with and without exogenous testosterone administration — we obtained support for the contention that induction of this enzyme is in part controlled by male hormones.
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Lam, S.T.S., Polani, P.E. Hormonal induction of steroid sulphatase in the mouse. Experientia 41, 276–278 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02002635
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