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Effects of castration and sterilization on baseline and response levels of cortisol—A case study in male guinea pigs

An uncontrolled reproduction of animals in human hands should be avoided. To meet this goal, animals are widely castrated, i.e., the gonads are completely removed. Since the gonads are the most important source of sex hormones, this is a serious intervention in the entire endocrine system of an orga...

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Autores principales: Kaiser, Sylvia, Korte, Annika, Wistuba, Joachim, Baldy, Maximilian, Wissmann, Andreas, Dubičanac, Marko, Richter, S. Helene, Sachser, Norbert
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9853291/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36686163
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fvets.2022.1093157