using this combination dose ( corticosterone , 7.0 mg/kg ; deoxycorticosterone , 1.0 mg/kg ) , hormonal replacement was systematically administered and withheld in a balanced design in order to assess the relative sensitivity of brain tissue to corticosteroids across time , and to determine if brain growth suppressed during one phase could recover upon hormone withdrawal during a second phase .
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corticosteroids
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hormone