Experimental Biology and Medicine · 1947 · 16 citations · 0 references
Life SciencesBiochemistryEndocrinologyHormone BiochemistryNeuroendocrinologySteroid BiochemistryAdrenal EndocrinologyAdrenal HormonesAdrenal Steroid HormonesHypothalamic-pituitary RegulationPituitary Gland FunctionPituitary HormonesAdrenal Cortex FunctionAdrenal Cortex PhysiologyAdrenal Cortical HormonesAdrenal Medulla HormonesEnzyme ActivityEnzyme Activity RegulationPeptidase ActivityPituitary-adrenal Interaction
A single, subcutaneous injection, in mice, of adrenal cortical extracts or of pituitary adrenotrophic hormone causes an appreciable rise in the serum peptidase level of these animals. It has been suggested that this increase in enzyme activity is a result of the acceleration, by the hormones of the adrenal cortex, of the rate of turnover of lymphoid tissue.