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THE possible relationship between melanogenesis and the sex hormones has interested pathologists and physiologists for many years1–5. The present research is a histochemical investigation into the effect of ovariectomy, œstrogen and progesterone on the activity of the melanocytes in the skin of the guinea pig and is a continuation of the work reported previously on the influence of the male sex hormone on melanogenesis6.
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BISCHITZ, P., SNELL, R. Effect of Ovariectomy, Œstrogen and Progesterone on the Activity of the Melanocytes in the Skin. Nature 181, 1413 (1958). https://doi.org/10.1038/1811413a0
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