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THE skeletal mass of adult dogs of both sexes can be significantly increased by administering exogenous bovine growth hormone (0.5 mg/kg/day for 84 days) without inducing acromegaly or diabetes. This increase is a consequence of a marked rise in new bone formation. The new bone is histologically and microradiographically normal.
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HARRIS, W., HEANEY, R. Effect of Growth Hormone on Skeletal Mass in Adult Dogs. Nature 223, 403–404 (1969). https://doi.org/10.1038/223403a0
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