THE EFFECT OF GONADAL HORMONES ON LIVER NUCLEIC ACIDS IN THE IMMATURE PULLET

Abstract

The ribonucleic acid, desoxyribonucleic acid, and the ratio of ribonucleic acid to desoxyribonucleic acid in the liver of immature pullets treated with 4.5 mgm. testosterone propionate over a 12-day period were all increased when this treatment was supplemented by treatment with estrogen. The possible significance of these effects in relation to other effects of similar gonadal hormone treatments is discussed.