Recent Examples on the WebChecking the gonads also helped confirm that the frogs were adults, and thus fully grown.—Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Feb. 2024 In addition to minor side effects that many users joke about—such as short-term memory loss—recent studies have linked marijuana to adverse health outcomes involving the lungs, heart, brain and gonads.—Jesse Greenspan, Scientific American, 20 Feb. 2024 Those eyes are enlarged for a reason, as the gonad will often need to navigate in murky waters.—Elizabeth Rayne, Ars Technica, 8 Dec. 2023 The worm has organs called gonad primordia on the underside of its posterior end.—Elizabeth Rayne, Ars Technica, 8 Dec. 2023 The formation of the stolon itself begins when the gonads near the worm’s butt mature.—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 22 Nov. 2023 Both gonads are functional and produce spermatozoa and oocyte respectively after puberty.—Discover Magazine, 19 Nov. 2019 The genes are not typically expressed as much in the middle of the body, except for when the gonads are developing.—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 22 Nov. 2023 Prior studies by Dhillo of healthy men with no libido problems found giving them kisspeptin boosted levels of testosterone and luteinizing hormone, which is important for gonad function.—Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 11 Apr. 2023
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