... tissues of normal rats treated with ammonium chloride, dimethyldisulphide and octanoic acid administered alone or in combination. 2. The subacute administration of the three toxins in combination induced a 30% increase in the number of benzodiazepine recognition sites. The administration of these toxins...

...W. R. Ellis; P. K. Chu; I. M. Murray-Lyon 1. We have investigated the effect of intermittent doses of ammonia and octanoic acid on liver regeneration in the rat after partial hepatectomy. Regeneration was assessed by uptake of tritiated thymidine into liver deoxyribonucleic acid. 2. We have found...