AbstractsChemistry
Studies of the Effects of Gonadal on Avian Mineral Metabolism.
| Institution: | McGill University |
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| Department: | Department of Agricultural Chemistry. |
| Degree: | MS. |
| Year: | 1959 |
| Keywords: | Agricultural Chemistry.; |
| Record ID: | 1547182 |
| Full text PDF: | http://digitool.library.mcgill.ca/thesisfile112019.pdf |
Abstract
The role of androgen in increasing calcium retention was elucidated in balance experiments designed to imitate the normal physiological course of retention just before laying. In these earlier experiments neither androgen alone nor estrogen alone evoked a statistically significant increase in calcium retention, even although the estrogen was given in amounts sufficient to increase greatly the serum calcium. [...]
