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Vandenbergh effect

Vandenbergh effect proper noun: the induction of early menarche in prepubescent mice due to exposure to the urine of a mature dominant male mouse.

Proper noun

Vandenbergh effect

  1. The induction of early menarche in prepubescent mice due to exposure to the urine of a mature dominant male mouse.

Origin of Vandenbergh effect

Reported by J. G. Vandenbergh et al. in 1975.

Questions about Vandenbergh effect

What does Vandenbergh effect mean?
Vandenbergh effect means the induction of early menarche in prepubescent mice due to exposure to the urine of a mature dominant male mouse.
What part of speech is Vandenbergh effect?
Vandenbergh effect is a proper noun.

Words near Vandenbergh effect in the dictionary

  1. Vandenberg
  2. Vandenberg AFB
  3. Vandenberg catalyst
  4. Vandenberg catalysts
  5. Vandenberg Village
  6. Vandenbergh effect
  7. Vandenbergs
  8. Vandenbos
  9. Vandenbosch
  10. Vandenbosches
  11. Vandenboses

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