PLASMA STEROIDS IN THE AMMOCOETE OF PETROMYZON-MARINUS

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作者
DASHOW, L
KATZ, Y
TRACHTMAN, MS
EPPLE, A
机构
[1] THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIV, DANIEL BAUGH INST ANAT, PHILADELPHIA, PA 19107 USA
[2] MONELL CHEM SENSES CTR, PHILADELPHIA, PA 19104 USA
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10.1016/0016-6480(84)90004-2
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R5 [内科学];
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1002 ; 100201 ;
摘要
Radioimmunoassays revealed the presence of the following steroids (or immunoreactive steroid fractions) in the plasma of larval sea lampreys: progesterone, corticosterone, cortisol, androstenedione, testosterone, dihydrotestosterone, estrone and estradiol. Several types of stress served to provoke the release of these substances. A statistically significant effect of the treatment was noted under only 1 condition: squeezing of the body of decapitated ammocoetes during blood collection caused an increase in plasma dihydrotestosterone and a decrease in plasma estradiol. The discovery of all 8 steroids (or immunoreactivities) assayed for suggests that the plasma of the ammocoete may contain a considerable number of additional steroids yet to be identified.
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