EFFECTS OF ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE ON BODY GROWTH, VISCERAL PROPORTIONS, AND WHITE BLOOD CELL COUNTS OF NORMAL AND HYPOPHYSECTOMIZED MALE RATS

The study aimed to induce growth stasis in male rats through adrenocorticotropic hormone injections, observing effects on body growth, visceral proportions, and white blood cell counts. The research builds on previous findings that this hormone inhibits somatic growth and affects hair growth and visceral weight. The study confirms the hormone's antagonistic effects on pituitary growth hormone, with further details on skeletal changes and body composition to be explored in future papers.