Abstract
Summary
Spermatogenesis was maintained by subcutaneous injection of 3 mg daily of testosterone propionate in 4 guinea pigs hypophysectomized for 60 to 155 days. Tubular atrophy in the pig may not be complete as late as 84 days after hypophyseal ablation. Adrenal atrophy occurs after removal of the pituitary, but increase in body weight does not necessarily cease.
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