A SERTOLI CELL TUMOUR CAUSING FEMINIZATION IN A BROWN LEGHORN CAPON
- 1 October 1956
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Bioscientifica in Journal of Endocrinology
- Vol. 14 (2) , 197-203
- https://doi.org/10.1677/joe.0.0140197
Abstract
SUMMARY: The appearance of a spontaneous Sertoli cell tumour in a Brown Leghorn capon has been described. The plumage pattern abnormalities of this bird were shown to be due to a prolonged secretion of oestrogen and may be interpreted as evidence of feminization. This is further proof that Sertoli cells secrete oestrogen.Keywords
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