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Effect of Amphenone "B" on Adrenal and Thyroid Function of Adult Ovariectomized Rats
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1952
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Adult Ovariectomized RatsNeuroendocrinologyReproductive EndocrinologyAdrenal GlandNeuroendocrine MechanismOxygen ConsumptionSteroid MetabolismEndocrine MechanismThyroid FunctionSodium HomeostasisAppropriate ControlsAdrenal DiseaseNervous SystemEndocrinologyPharmacologyPhysiologyAdrenal HealthNeuroendocrine DisorderThymus InvolutionNeuroscienceMedicineEndocrine Disease
When compared with appropriate controls, it appears as if rats treated with Amphenone “B” show a decrease in function of the hypertrophied thyroid gland as measured by oxygen consumption but a probable increase in cortisone-like function of the hypertrophied adrenal gland as measured by electroshock seizure threshold, thymus involution, reaction to 24-hour fast? and histological study of the adrenal.