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IT has generally been thought1 that there is no detectable sex difference in the response of the pigeon crop-gland to prolactin. Folley and White2, however, were able to demonstrate a significantly greater response in males than in females, a finding which has since been confirmed by Bates and Riddle3 for subcutaneous but not for intramuscular injections.
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FOLLEY, S. Sex Difference in the Response of the Pigeon Crop-Gland to Prolactin. Nature 144, 834 (1939). https://doi.org/10.1038/144834b0
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