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In our experiments, both ponderal and histologic observations on the adrenal support the view that in the rat the hypophysisadrenal axis begins to function before birth. After birth, there is an hiatus of 3 days during which the function is significantly reduced.
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Eguchi et al. (1964) studied this question.
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