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Extra-gonadal secretion of an inhibin-like substance in the laboratory albino rat

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Acetone powder preparations of ventral prostates of adult albino rat exhibit an inhibin-like activity.In vitro cultured ventral prostate explants secrete a substance possessing similar activity which appears to be independent of testicular androgens for its elaboration.

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Abbreviations

hCG:

Human chorionic gonadotropin

hMG:

human menopausal gonadotropin

FSH:

follicle stimulating hormone FSH-BI

FSH:

receptor-binding inhibitor

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  1. Department of Zoology, University of Delhi, 110007, Delhi, India

    Kusum Kharbanda,  MeenaKumari, S. Mohapatra & S. Duraiswami

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Kharbanda, K., MeenaKumari, Mohapatra, S. et al. Extra-gonadal secretion of an inhibin-like substance in the laboratory albino rat. J Biosci 7, 115–122 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02703580

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