Influence of Castration on Development of the Thymus in Neonatal Male Rats

摘要

The influence of castration on the development of the thymus in neonatal rats was studied to elucidate when after birth the thymus comes under inhibitory regulation by the testis in rats. The relative and absolute weights of the thymus were measured fir days after castration these cases. No excessive changes in the weights of the thymus with casration were observed by 31 days after birth.