Definition of Gonadal

1. Adjective. Of or relating to the gonads. "Gonadal hormones"

Partainyms: Gonad
Derivative terms: Gonad

Definition of Gonadal

1. Adjective. Of or pertaining to the gonads ¹

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Definition of Gonadal

1. gonad [adj] - See also: gonad

Medical Definition of Gonadal

1. Pertaining to a gonad. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Gonadal

gomphosis
gomphothere
gomphotheres
gomphrena
gomphrenas
goms
gomuti
gomuti palm
gomutis
gomuto
gomutos
gon
gonad dose
gonad nucleus
gonadal (current term)
gonadal cords
gonadal disorders
gonadal dose
gonadal streak
gonadally
gonadectomies
gonadectomized

Literary usage of Gonadal

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Stress, Gender, and Alcohol-Seeking Behavior edited by Walter A. Hunt, Sam Zakhari (1996)
"in gonadal secretions hamper the been observed in these paradigms. experimental analysis of behavioral Throughout the chapter, attention is differences ..."

2. The Neuroscience of Mental Health: A Report on Neuroscience Research edited by Stephen H. Koslow (1997)
"gonadal steroids are known to effect changes in brain structure through their control of neuronal survival and growth. In this way, hormonal manipulations ..."

3. Proceedings of the Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine (1903)
"Twenty to twenty- eeks after initiation of short photope- conditions gonadal function returns, f there has been no change in photo- ic cues (2). ..."

4. Reviews in Environmental Health (1998): Toxicological Defense Mechanics edited by Gary E. R. Hook, George W. Lucier (2000)
"During development and in adult life, the brain is a target tissue for the action of gonadal hormones. Similarly, hormones regulate many behavioral ..."

5. Neurological Bulletin by Frederick Tilney, Columbia University Dept. of Neurology, Columbia University, Dept. of Neurology (1921)
"But both of these factors also determine to some extent gonadal development though ... Thus various combinations might readily arise in which both gonadal ..."

6. Directory of Federal Laboratory and Technology Resources: A Guide to (1993)
"... Department of Health and Human Services, Food and Drug Administration See 1832 0554 Preparation of gonadal Cells and Cell Fractions Department of Health ..."

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