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1. Adrenalectomizetl, Iwt not normal rats are sensitive to trauma and usually die from n~oderate tissue injury. 2. Injection of normal saline is effective in protecting shocked rats from death. 3. The toxemia theory of shock explains this susceptibility of adrenalectornized rats to injury.
The writer would like to express his appreciation to Profcssor Herberr M. Evans for his encouragement and aid in the prosecution of the research.
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