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Title: THE EFFECT OF THE GROWTH HORMONE FROM THE ANTERIOR LOBE OF THE PITUITARY ON BONE UNDER CONDITIONS OF IRRADIATION (in Russian)

Journal Article · · Doklady Akademii Nauk SSSR (U.S.S.R.) English translation currently published in a number of subject-oriented journals
OSTI ID:4672197

Young rats 3 to 4 days old were given an x-ray dose of 1000 r on the left hind leg. A daily dose of 200 gamma of growth hormone obtained from the pituitary of a bull was administered, until the animals were killed on the 36th, 41st, and 44th days after the irradiation. The length of the tibia in the left and right legs was determined by x rays. In the irradiated animals, the ratio of the length of the left tibia to the right tibia was about 0.50, and the introduction of growth hormone into the rat had only a slight effect on tibial growth. The bones were then fixed in a Zenkerformalin fluid, and cytological studies were carried out. These studies show that irradiation of the extremity of a four-day rat with an x-ray dose of 2000 r resulted in deep disturbances in the cartilage bone with subsequent arrest in the development of the bone. The introduction of growth hormone ameliorated the changes in bone structure, but did not result in normal bone development. (TTT)

Research Organization:
Severtsov Inst. of Animal Morphology, Academy of Sciences, USSR
NSA Number:
NSA-17-033663
OSTI ID:
4672197
Journal Information:
Doklady Akademii Nauk SSSR (U.S.S.R.) English translation currently published in a number of subject-oriented journals, Vol. Vol: 150; Other Information: Orig. Receipt Date: 31-DEC-63
Country of Publication:
Country unknown/Code not available
Language:
Russian

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