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STUDIES in our laboratory have been concerned with the mechanism by which various types of oestrogens influence the hypothalamo–hypophyseal–gonadal interrelationship1. This letter deals with the comparative action of several non-steroidal, oestrogen-related substances on the sexual development of female rats after treatment at 5 days old.
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LEAVITT, W., MEISMER, D. Sexual Development altered by Non-steroidal Oestrogens. Nature 218, 181–182 (1968). https://doi.org/10.1038/218181a0
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