It is ironic that the organ which was instrumental in the birth of the science of endocrinology (Berthold, 1849) should itself remain the subject of continual controversy as to the precise role hormones play in its functioning. The testis unlike the other endocrine organs, does not lend itself readily to the classical procedure of extirpation, for with ablation of the endocrine function one has of necessity also removed the primary target in the form of the seminiferous tubules. [...]
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:LACETR/oai:collectionscanada.gc.ca:QMM.118471 |
| Date | January 1966 |
| Creators | Harvey, Stuart Carl. |
| Contributors | Clermont, Y. (Supervisor) |
| Publisher | McGill University |
| Source Sets | Library and Archives Canada ETDs Repository / Centre d'archives des thèses électroniques de Bibliothèque et Archives Canada |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Electronic Thesis or Dissertation |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Coverage | Doctor of Philosophy. (Department of Anatomy.) |
| Rights | All items in eScholarship@McGill are protected by copyright with all rights reserved unless otherwise indicated. |
| Relation | alephsysno: NNNNNNNNN, Theses scanned by McGill Library. |
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