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Summary
Progesterone in doses of 1-2 mg per day extended the lives of young adrenalectomized rats in half of the cases throughout a 20-day treatment period. On the basis of equivalent dosage, it was much less effective than in adrenalectomized ferrets. Unlike cortical hormone, neither progesterone, estrin nor testosterone modified the response of adrenalectomized rats to excess water.
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