female ferrets , deprived prenatally of estrogen via maternal ovariectomy on gestational day 30 ( 42-day gestation ) plus sc implantation of an aromatase inhibitor , 1,4,6-androstatriene-3,17-dione ( atd ) , into their mothers , were significantly less receptive than control females when tested in adulthood after ovariectomy and administration of low ( 5 and 10 micrograms/kg ) dosages of estradiol benzoate ( eb ) .
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