. Endocrinology. ^ the animals lost a definite frac-tion of their body weight. A loss of kilograms in the larger. animals was the greatest. The average was kilogram or 16per cent of their body weight. The controls, however, did notlose weight, the gain averaging kilos or 11 per cent of thebodj^ weight. Jn other words, there was a decided influence onthe maintenance of the weight, probably due to a stimulationof the basal metabolism. We are at present carrying on someexperiments in tlie human female to determine, if possible, the GEIST AND HARRIS 4i> influence of the ovaries on
. Endocrinology. ^ the animals lost a definite frac-tion of their body weight. A loss of kilograms in the larger. animals was the greatest. The average was kilogram or 16per cent of their body weight. The controls, however, did notlose weight, the gain averaging kilos or 11 per cent of thebodj^ weight. Jn other words, there was a decided influence onthe maintenance of the weight, probably due to a stimulationof the basal metabolism. We are at present carrying on someexperiments in tlie human female to determine, if possible, the GEIST AND HARRIS 4i> influence of the ovaries on basal metabolism. To explain thisloss of weight we can only suggest that possibly the stimulant tothe thj^roid, with the resultant cyst formation, is reflected in anincreased basal metabolism and this results in the umrked lossof weight.
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