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Increase in Glyceride Content of Brown Fat by Treatment with Adrenocorticotropin.
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Brown FatGlyceride ContentObesityMetabolic SyndromeAdrenal GlandBody CompositionFat ContentHypothalamic PeptideMetabolic StateHealth SciencesAnimal PhysiologyGrowth HormoneEndocrine MechanismLipid NutritionBrown Adipose TissueEndocrinologyPharmacologyUrologyPhysiologyDiabetesInterscapular GlandMetabolismMedicine
Treatment of intact or castrated rats with ACTH caused an increase in the glyceride content of brown adipose tissue. Treatment of hypophysectomized rats with 3 times the dose used above failed to maintain the fat content of the interscapular gland at a normal level.