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Summary
Concentrations of α-ketol steroids in peripheral blood of intact and adrenalectomized parabiotic and single rats have been estimated. In all cases the corticoid levels were found lower in adrenalectomized than in intact rats whether parabiotic or single. The ratios of blood steroid concentrations of intact and adrenalectomized parabionts indicate an uneven distribution of adrenal steroids between the two partners. The significance of these findings with regard to the transmission of adrenal steroids through the parabiotic anastomosis has been discussed.
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