PROLACTIN AND GROWTH HORMONE LEVELS IN THE ANTERIOR PITUITARY OF RATS BEARING MAMMARY TUMOR INDUCED BY 7, 12-DIMETHYLBENZ[a]ANTHRACENE

Abstract

The anterior pituitary prolactin and growth hormone levels in rats bearing mammary tumor induced by 7, 12-dimethylbenz[a]anthracene were significantly lower than those in the control. The pituitary and ovary were larger and the adrenal was smaller in the former than in the latter.