ENDOCRINE CONTROL OF ADRENAL PROGESTERONE SECRETION IN OVARIECTOMIZED RAT

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RESKO, JA
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[1] Department of Reproductive Physiology and Behavior, Oregon Regional Primate Research Center, Beaverton
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10.1126/science.164.3875.70
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O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
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07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要
In the ovariectomized rat, the adrenal gland secretes progesterone. Adrenocorticotropin treatment elevates concentrations of this steroid in plasma, and inhibitors of adrenocorticotropin or progesterone biosynthesis lower the concentration. Adrenocorticotropin controls progesterone secretion by the adrenal but not by the ovary. Adrenal progesterone and its mode of control may have important influences on reproductive processes.
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