Abstract
Summary
The production of avidin, the antibiotin factor responsible for dietary egg-white injury, has been experimentally induced in the oviducts of both immature chickens and non-laying adult hens by administering stilbestrol followed by progesterone. This finding demonstrates a specific effect of progesterone in the bird, and suggests that the avidin-biotin complex may play a role in the physiology of avian reproduction.
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