Lack of Correlation Between Adrenal Weight and Injury in Grouped Male Albino Mice. ∗

Abstract

Summary

Amount of scarring and adrenal weight were compared for 280 male albino mice from 50 populations of 4, 5, or 6 mice each. No relationship was found between adrenal weight and absence or presence of scarring or between adrenal weight and amount of scarring. There was a significant decline in absolute adrenal weight with increased scarring, but this decline disappeared when adrenal weights were corrected for body weight. It was concluded that adrenal hypertrophy after one week of grouping did not reflect amount of injury received.