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Changes in Mucoprotein in Serum and Aqueous Humour during the Sexual Cycle of the Rat

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ŒSTROGENIC hormones appear to increase the acid mucopolysaccharide content in the connective tissue and the degree of polymerization. They also stimulate an increase in the mucopolysaccharides of the genital mucosa1.

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HOUSSAY, A., BLUMENKRANTZ, N. Changes in Mucoprotein in Serum and Aqueous Humour during the Sexual Cycle of the Rat. Nature 194, 482–483 (1962). https://doi.org/10.1038/194482b0

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