Date of Award:

5-1-1959

Document Type:

Thesis

Degree Name:

Master of Science (MS)

Department:

Biology

Department name when degree awarded

Physiology

Committee Chair(s)

Clyde Biddulph

Committee

Clyde Biddulph

Committee

Datus Hammond

Committee

Thomas Bahler

Committee

Harris O. VanOrden

Abstract

Previous studies have shown that the adrenal cortical hormones play an important part in lymphatic tissues physiology. Several authors have demonstrated alterations in blood leukocytes and decreased thymus weight following administration of extracts or purified preparations of adrenal cortical hormones. For this reason the thymus gland weight and lymphocyte response have been used as a method of determining activity of several of the corticoids.

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