Influence of growth and adrenocorticotropic hormones on the body composition of hypophysectomized rats.

摘要: a. the influence of growth hormone The changes in body composition animals after treatment with pituitary extracts have been studied by several investigators. Both Downs (1930) and Wadehn (1932) obtained accelerated mice a preparation found that treated contained more water protein but less fat than did controls. Bierring Nielsen induced increase weight rats an alkaline anterior extract showed increment was not entirely due to retention water. Using pair-fed technique, Lee Schaffer (1934) conclusively demonstrated caused injection is chiefly content there decrease fat. Recent studies Young 1945) confirmed these findings.