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Sex Differences in Gonadotrophin Concentrations in Infancy

Nature volume 232, pages 130–131 (1971)Cite this article

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DETERMINATION of serum levels of follicle stimulating hormone (FSH) and luteinizing hormone (LH) by radioimmunoassay in groups of prepubertal children of various ages yielded the unexpected result that levels of both gonadotrophins are higher during infancy in girls than in boys1,2.

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  1. Departments of Physiology and Paediatrics, University of Manitoba, and Endocrine and Metabolism Laboratory, Winnipeg General Hospital, Winnipeg, Manitoba

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FAIMAN, C., WINTER, J. Sex Differences in Gonadotrophin Concentrations in Infancy. Nature 232, 130–131 (1971). https://doi.org/10.1038/232130a0

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