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from the floor of the skull with a small forceps. It is weighed 

 as removed. 



At about 40-50 days of age there appears a difference in the 

 weight of the hypophysis according to sex and with advancing 

 age this difference tends to increase. The female has the heavier 



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Chart 43 Showing the weight of hypophysis of the albino rat according to 

 body weight. The observed weights are represented by 78 male and 80 female 

 rats. Table 148, formulas (35) and (36). 



• Observed weight, male. 

 Calculated weight, male. 



° Observed weight, female. 

 Calculated weight, female. 



hypophysis. The graph for the male in chart 43 and the values 

 for the male in table 148 have been determined by formula (35) . 

 The graph for the female and the corresponding tabular values 

 by formulas (35) and (36). Hatai ('13). 



The weight of the suprarenals on body weight. Technic: The 

 suprarenals are usually imbedded within some fat tissue — but 



