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STUDYING the substances which accelerate or inhibit the growth of plants, and which are present in different extracts of particular organs of animal body, we have found that the acetonic extract of the anterior lobe of the hypophysis accelerates the growth of plants, while the same extract of the posterior lobe of the hypophysis inhibits their growth.
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LUSTIG, B., WACHTEL, H. Growth-controlling Hormonal Substances of the Hypophysis. Nature 143, 602 (1939). https://doi.org/10.1038/143602b0
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