Abstract
Summary
Lactating albino rats were adrenalectomized or adrenal-ovariectomized on day 4 of lactation and maintained on aldosterone and/or corticosterone by daily subcutaneous injection until day 20. Criteria of lactational performance, including litter weights on days 14 and 20, milk production on day 14, and litter growth index, indicated that 25 μg aldosterone acetate and 1 mg corticosterone acetate per day maintained lactation at approximately 80% of the normal level.
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