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Precocious puberty in rats induced by hypothalamic lesions: a comparison of platinum and stainless steel electrodes
Abstract:
Precocious sexual maturation was induced in immature female rats by 2 types of unilateral hypothalamic lesions. Stainless steel electrodes produced smaller tissue defects but proved more efficient than platinum electrodes.
Keywords:
Animals, LaboratoryBiologyCentral Nervous SystemClinical ResearchComparative StudiesExaminations And DiagnosesGenitaliaGenitalia, FemaleHypothalamusIngredients And ChemicalsInorganic ChemicalsLaboratory Examinations And DiagnosesLaboratory ProceduresMetalsOvarian EffectsOvaryOvulationPhysiologyPlatinum--side effectsReproductionResearch MethodologyStainless Steel--side effectsStudiesUrogenital System