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(1) Hydrocortisone and corticosterone caused an increase in liver, visceral and carcass fat in the chick while cortisone was without effect. (2) The relative effectiveness of these 3 steroids on body growth inhibition in the growing chick is in the following order: hydrocortisone, corticosterone and cortisone. (3) None of these 3 hormones caused an inhibition of relative adrenal weights.
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