Effect of Hormone Therapy on Body Weight During Protein Depletion and Repletion. ∗

Summary

The effects of growth hormone, insulin, and cortisone acetate administration was determined on the change in body weight of rats during protein depletion and repletion. Neither the weight loss during depletion nor the gain in body weight during repletion was affected by the administration of these hormones. After pre-depletion weight was regained, however, the growth increment for animals administered growth hormone was larger than for the other groups.