The sebum excretion rate (SER) was measured in thirty‐one patients with hypopituitarism of diverse aetiology, and the mean SER was found to be greatly decreased compared with control patients of the same age. The decrease was apparent even in patients who were receiving replacement therapy with hydrocortisone, thyroxine and testosterone. These findings confirm the importance of the pituitary gland in maintaining sebaceous activity in man, and the nature of the pituitary sebotrophic factor is discussed.
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