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Nemasperm and Pituitary Inhibition

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IT has been shown that bovine semen—as well as that of man, dog, rat and cock—displays, among its manifold non-gametic biological activities1, a constant and fairly strong pituitary-inhibiting action1–3. This effect does not seem to be proportional to the very low androgenic activity of the semen. Its relation to the well-established œstrogenic activities appears also always to be questionable2.

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  1. Department of Anatomy and Physiology, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Milan,

    G. FACHINI

  2. Laboratory of Biology, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Rome

    G. FACHINI

  3. Laboratory of Biology, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Rome

    C. TOFFOLI, A. GAUDIANO, M. MARABELLI & M. POLIZZI

  4. Department of Pharmacology, University, Milan,

    G. MANGILI

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FACHINI, G., TOFFOLI, C., GAUDIANO, A. et al. Nemasperm and Pituitary Inhibition. Nature 199, 195–196 (1963). https://doi.org/10.1038/199195b0

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