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has been incomplete and residual fragments of the adrenals or 

 accessory glands have been left does the animal grow normally. 

 In the case of adult animals the ability of adjuvant therapy 

 with salt to maintain animals in relatively good condition for 

 extended periods may lead to fictitious results in evaluating the 

 effects of therapy with adrenal extracts. Young animals which 

 grow normally under such adjuvant therapy may be shown to 

 possess some functional interrenal tissue. 



