Abstract
Summary
Prolactin alone, desiccated thyroid alone, or thyreotropic hormone probably unaffected by any contaminating constituent of the preparations used by us, promotes growth in the dwarf mouse. In these mice prolactin and thyreotropic show a synergistic action (32 to 242×) upon body growth. Though the concept of a growth hormone as an individual entity has been useful it does not seem to be true.
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