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Possible Synergic Influence of ACTH and FSH on the Adrenal Cortex in Hypophysectomized–Gonadectomized Rats

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THE gonadotrophic hormones may be non-specific growth factors for the adrenocortical cells, chiefly in the so called intermediary zone1. These hormones, however, failed, unlike ACTH, to stimulate maturation and transformation of adrenocortical cells.

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MIKOŁAJCZYK, H. Possible Synergic Influence of ACTH and FSH on the Adrenal Cortex in Hypophysectomized–Gonadectomized Rats. Nature 213, 806–807 (1967). https://doi.org/10.1038/213806a0

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