gonads

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As a postdoctoral scholar, Özpolat was most interested in how worms made new gonads as part of this chain-like reproductive process.

From Science Daily • Apr. 15, 2024

Whether early gonads become ovaries or testes is due to cells either becoming Sertoli cells for testes, or pregranulosa cells for ovaries.

From Science Daily • Nov. 2, 2023

Some even retain their stomach contents and gonads.

From New York Times • Aug. 1, 2023

As an infant, her gonads were removed, which she considers a castration.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 22, 2023

Obviously, then, there is little basis for the hope or belief that the gonads of any organism are shielded from chemicals in the environment.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson