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In adult female or male rats subjected to hypophysectomy and auto-transplantation of the pituitary beneath the renal capsule, the levels of prolactin in the renal vein of the pituitary-bearing kidney were not significantly different from those found either in the renal vein of the contralateral kidney or in the jugular vein. LH levels were slightly but highly significantly higher than those found in hypophysectomized rats; the levels found in the two renal veins and the jugular vein were also not significantly different from one another.
We express out thanks to Helen Wilk and Rosa Garnett for their assistance with the animals and the preparation of this paper, respectively. The hormones and antibodies used for the assay of LH and prolactin were generously donated by Drs. G. D. Niswender, J. D. Neill, and L. E. Reichert and by the Program Officer, NIH Hormone Distribution Program.
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