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Investigation of sexual dimorphism in the rabbit masseter muscle showing different effects of androgen deprivation in adult and young adult animals.
Archives of oral biology - 1 Aug 2000
Eason J M, Schwartz G, Shirley K A, English A W
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To evaluate the role played by androgens in the development and maintenance of sex differences in the proportion of muscle fibres of different phenotypes, the effects of castration in adult (>6 months old) and in young adult (2-3 months old) male rabbits was examined. Immunohistochemical methods were used to evaluate the proportion of muscle fibres containing different myosin heavy-chain isoforms in 10 different...
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