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WE have found that removal of the pituitary from rats decreases their susceptibility to leukaemia induced by Gross virus. This provides preliminary support for our hypothesis that the pituitary through one of its hormones, is involved in leukaemogenesis.
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BENTLEY, H., HUGHES, E. & PETERSON, R. Effect of hypophysectomy on a virus-induced T-cell leukaemia. Nature 252, 747–748 (1974). https://doi.org/10.1038/252747a0
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