Abstract
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The epididymal fat tissue from hypophysectomized rats took up a significantly smaller amount of glucose than did the normal tissue. A single injection of bovine growth hormone into hypophysectomized rats increased glucose uptake by epidymal fat tissue excised 24 hr later. Sera from hypophysectomized and growth hormone-treated hypophysectomized rats increased glucose uptake by normal fat tissue to the same extent as sera from normal animals.
The authors gratefully acknowledge the helpful contributions made by Dr. Richard C. de Bodo.
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