Abstract
Summary
Ventral prostates from male littermates were implanted into female rats 10 days of age. Daily treatment with chorionic gonadotropin produced no evidence of androgenic stimulation in the prostates when the females were castrated. When the ovaries were not removed the prostates of the treated animals showed evidence of stimulation at 18 to 25 days, but not after 28 days of age.
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