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Synthetic Hormone. After working for many years on the mixture of powerful hormones secreted by the pituitary gland at the base of the brain, Biochemist du Vigneaud succeeded in isolating oxytocin, which stimulates the uterus contractions of childbirth and starts the flow of milk. Then he took oxytocin apart and determined its chemical structure. Final step was to make it synthetically. This was an extremely difficult job, because oxytocin is a polypeptide, a protein-like compound made of eight amino acids, and probably the most complex substance ever synthesized. But Dr. du Vigneaud's synthetic hormone passed all tests...
...Milwaukee's Dr. John Dale Owen: they suffer from malnutrition-not eating the right foods, even if they eat enough. A balanced diet including vitamins, minerals and protein eventually helps many women to conceive, presumably by restoring the body's hormone balance so that the master pituitary gland will send the needed stimulus to the reproductive system...
...prime puzzles of chemistry is that biological dynamite, ACTH (adrenocorticotropic hormone). Secreted in microscopic quantities by the pituitary gland at the base of the brain, it acts as a concertmaster, controlling by subtle hints of its chemical baton the equally subtle operations of the adrenal cortex. The cortex, properly stimulated, secretes hormones that control many activities of the body, including growth and reproduction...
...your Publisher's Letter [May 23] you mentioned an interesting alcoholic concoction, a "Monkey Gland...
...Monkey Gland...