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Summary
1. Thyroxine, tr.iiodothyronine and thyrotrophic hormone significantly raise the brain oxidation of newborn rats; the dry substance content is also raised. These changes were regarded as an acceleration of normal maturation processes. 2. It is assumed that the described aotion of thyroid hormones on the brain of newborn animals is due to a still incompletely developed blood brain barrier.
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