Plasma testosterone in functionally castrated cockerels with hypothalamic lesionsFootnote¹

This investigation was supported in part by USPHS research grants A‐1804 and NB‐7585 from the National Institutes of Health, grants GB‐242 and GB‐6578 from the National Science Foundations, and grants 380 and 424 from the Nutrition Foundation.

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