Abstract
Summary
A retardation of body weight increase in White Leghorn chick embryos was obtained by injecting either desoxycorticosterone acetate or cortisone acetate into the yolk sac at 6 days of incubation and observing the effects on day 18. Desoxycorticosterone acetate depressed body weight increase at a dosage level of 0.25 mg per egg, whereas 0.5 mg of cortisone acetate was required to induce the same effect.
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