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Stimulation of Growth in Pigs by lodinated Casein and Stilbcestrol

Nature volume 161, page 856 (1948)Cite this article

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THE earlier attempts to stimulate the growth-rate of pigs by administration of thyroid-active substances1and of synthetic cestrogens2 have been followed by tests in which both treatments were given simultaneously.

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BRAUDE, R. Stimulation of Growth in Pigs by lodinated Casein and Stilbcestrol. Nature 161, 856 (1948). https://doi.org/10.1038/161856b0

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