The body has a brake: micrin is a postulated new gonadal hormone curbing tissue overgrowth and restricting reproduction

Abstract There is evidence for an unrecognised classical hormone secreted by the mammalian gonad. This postulated hormone – ‘micrin’ (pronounced ‘my-crin’) – represents the body’s brake against tissue overgrowth. When oestrogens are administered in high doses to female rats there is a considerable (...

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