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EXPERIMENTS to determine whether the anterior pituitary lobe secretes a ‘pancreotropic’ hormone, that is, a hormone necessary for the maintenance and function of the pancreatic islets, have been made on the following lines:
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GRIFFITHS, M., YOUNG, F. Does the Hypophysis Secrete a Pancreotropic Hormone?. Nature 146, 266–267 (1940). https://doi.org/10.1038/146266b0
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