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Behavioral Effects of Gonadal Hormones and Contraceptive Steroids in Primates

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Metabolic Effects of Gonadal Hormones and Contraceptive Steroids

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Although there is no doubt that ovarian steroids are essential for the expression of sexual receptivity in those female mammals which show well-defined periods of oestrus or heat, the extent to which this holds true for the higher primates, including man, remains controversial. Although the basic observations on primate sexual behavior must be made in the field, significant contributions to our understanding of the hormonal factors controlling sexual activity have been made by controlled studies under laboratory conditions (1). Nevertheless, a systematic approach to these questions is only just beginning.

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    Hilton A. Salhanick (Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Member) (Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Member)

  2. Center for Population Studies, Harvard School of Public Health, USA

    Hilton A. Salhanick (Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Member) (Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Member)

  3. Washington University School of Medicine, USA

    David M. Kipnis (Professor of Medicine) (Professor of Medicine)

  4. College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, USA

    Raymond L. Vande Wiele (Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology) (Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology)

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Michael, R.P. (1969). Behavioral Effects of Gonadal Hormones and Contraceptive Steroids in Primates. In: Salhanick, H.A., Kipnis, D.M., Wiele, R.L.V. (eds) Metabolic Effects of Gonadal Hormones and Contraceptive Steroids. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-1782-1_51

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