Abstract
Summary
The lactogenic hormone (galactin) in conjunction with the adrenal cortical hornione (eschatin) and glucose was capable of initiating or reinitiating lactation in hypophysectomized guinea pigs with properly conditioned mammary glands. Though simultaneous injections of these 2 hormones and glucose support the maintenance of lactation in hypopliysectoniized lactating guinea pigs, the involution of the mammary glands was only slightly, if at all, prevented.
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