Foetal adrenal necrosis induced by 7-hydroxymethyl-12-methylbenz(a)-anthracene and its prevention.

THIS communication reports our investigation of the action of 7-hydroxymethyl-12-methylbenz(a)anthracene (7-OHM-MBA) on the adrenal glands of normal rats and of rats treated by methods that protect the adrenal glands against 7,12-dimethylbenz(a)anthracene (9,10-dimethyl-1,2-benzanthracene, or DMBA)1,2.