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Pituitary Adrenotropic Hormone, Extract of Suprarenal Cortex, Lymph, and Lymphoid Tissue

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WITHIN the past few years, attention has been directed to the effect on lymphoid tissue of pituitary adrenotropic hormone1. Dougherty and White1 described a direct depressant effect of the hormone on lymphoid tissue, while Reinhardt and Li1 associated this with an observed diminution in the thoracic duct lymphocytes entering the blood.

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  1. Department of Anatomy, The University, Bristol,

    J. M. YOFFEY, M. REISS & J. S. BAXTER

  2. Endocrinological Department, Burden Neurological Institute, Bristol

    J. M. YOFFEY, M. REISS & J. S. BAXTER

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YOFFEY, J., REISS, M. & BAXTER, J. Pituitary Adrenotropic Hormone, Extract of Suprarenal Cortex, Lymph, and Lymphoid Tissue. Nature 157, 368 (1946). https://doi.org/10.1038/157368a0

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