Abstract
Summary
A group of 47 virgin female rats had a mean TSR of 0.99 ± 0.03 μg/100 g bw/day. The 23 rats treated with 3 units of insulin for 10 days prior to and during the period of estimation had a mean TSR of 1.22 ± 0.06 μg/100 g bw/day, significant increase of 20% over the previous TSR of the same animals. In a second group (II), insulin was injected for 10 days, then withdrawn during the 8 to 14 days required to determine TSR. In this group, the increased TSR observed in Group I was maintained.
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