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CONSIDERABLE work has been done in the field of thyroid physiology; but the role of the thyroid in male fertility needs further clarification, since extremely variable results have been observed, due, it is believed, to species and breed differences, age and stage of sexual development, dose and duration of the hormone administration, plane of nutrition and environmental temperature. With the previous work in view, an attempt has been made to study the effects of known levels of thyroid stimulation and inhibition, under natural environmental conditions, upon the gonads, that is, on spermatogenesis, the development and secretory activity of the interstitial cells, accessory male organs, sex behaviour and semen evaluation of the growing male rabbit and the ram at various stages of sexual development.
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Maqsood, M., and Reineke, E. P., [Amer. J. Physiol., 162, 24, (1950)].
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MAQSOOD, M. Role of the Thyroid in Sexual Development in the Male. Nature 166, 692 (1950). https://doi.org/10.1038/166692a0
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