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TABLE 2. 



Data from young ring doves given four subcutaneous injections (40 to 

 100 rngms. each) of fresh ox suprarenal tissue within a 10-day period. 



Bird 









Age 









(mo.) at 



Remarks 







first in- 





No. 



Sex 



jection 











Injections of fresh suprarenal cortex 



25 



$ 



3.8 



Killed at 12.1 mo.; tuberculous; normal 

 growth and behavior. 



26 



$ 



3.6 



Died at fourth injection; reproductive or- 



cnnc mil "PPpp+prl 



27 



$ 



3.0 



Killed 4 days after fourth injection; repro- 

 ductive organs unaffected. 



28 



$ 



3.0 



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ductive organs unaffected. 



29 



9 



1.8 



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X -Iol al — ± ~ K.LCI JO i LAL\J LUV1 o Hi Ol 



egg at 212 days. 



30 



$ 



1.7 



First egg laid at 282 days; mother's first 

 egg at 299 days. 



31 



$ 



1.3 



No egg laid at 307 days; mother's first egg 

 at 299 days. 

 Injections of fresh whole suprarenal 



32 



$ 



3.1 



Alive at 12.0 mo.; normal growth and be- 

 havior. 



33 



$ 



1.8 



Dead at 9.4 mo. ; tuberculous ; growth nor- 



34 



2 



2.7 



mal. 



Died of first injection. 



35 



$ 



2.5 



Killed 4 days after fourth injection; repro- 

 ductive organs unaffected. 



36 



$ 



1.2 



First egg laid at 208 days; mother's first 

 egg at 158 days. 



