Abstract
IT has been shown previously that thymectomy is followed by a transitory stimulation of the adrenal in guinea pigs1. I have investigated whether this is due to interference of the thymus with the action of adrenocorticotropic hormone.
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COMSA, J. Influence of the Thymus on the Reaction of the Adrenal to Adrenocorticotropic Hormone in the Rat. Nature 182, 57–58 (1958). https://doi.org/10.1038/182057b0
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