Abstract
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The results are presented showing the changes in the fetal liver glycogen level during gestation of the rat. The effect of the nutritional and hormonal status of the pregnant mothers on the fetal liver glycogen has been examined. It was found that both of these factors influence the degree of glycogen accumulation in the fetal liver but do not change the pattern itself. Also, it was found that the fasting newborn rat, treated with cortisol, does not accumulate glycogen in the liver at any faster rate than the control animals.
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