THE CONTENT OF CORTICOSTERONE IN SUPRARENAL BLOOD OF RATS AT VARIOUS PERIODS AFTER IRRADIATION

Abstract

The amount of corticosterone in the blood from the adrenal gland in rats, after irradiation, gradually declines to zero by the third hour, and is then gradually restored. By 15-17 hours after irradiation, the content of corticosterone is 60 percent that of the control level, and within a day it has exceeded the control by 35 percent, becoming normalized on the second day. The injection of ACTH into the rats within three hours after irradiation, during the period in which corticosterone is not found in the adrenal blood, induces secretion of this hormone by the adrenals. The amount of corticosterone in the blood reaches control levels.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 1968
Accession Number
AD0682567

Entities

People

  • M. A. Larina
  • T. S. Sakhatskaya

Organizations

  • United States Army Biological Warfare Laboratories

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DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acetic Acid
  • Adrenal Glands
  • Alcohols
  • Body Weight
  • Chromatographs
  • Hormones
  • Ionizing Radiation
  • Lethal Dosage
  • Methanols
  • Radiation
  • Radiotherapy
  • Saline Solution
  • Secretion
  • Vitamin C
  • X Rays

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