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IN further investigation of the theory I have already outlined1,2 that by means of the growth hormone preparation it may be possible to stimulate artificially the proliferation of prospective cerebral neurons in mammals, I have used 385 albino rats in an attempt to improve the level of the psychical functions of the animal.
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Zamenhof, S., "On Present Possibilities of Increasing the Higher Functions of the Cortex Through Artificial Changes in Its Architectonic,", The Science Press Printing Co., Lancaster, 1940.
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ZAMENHOF, S. Stimulation of Neuron Proliferation by Means of Growth Hormone. Nature 148, 143 (1941). https://doi.org/10.1038/148143a0
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