The effect of stress on the concentration of 3β‐hydroxypregn‐5‐en‐20‐one (pregnenolone) and pregn‐4‐ene‐3,20‐dione (progesterone) in the adrenal gland of the rat

1. Pregnenolone and progesterone were estimated in extracts from adrenal glands of rats by gas—liquid chromatography. 2. In unstressed rats their concentrations were found to be smaller than that of corticosterone. 3. Acute stress caused an increase in the concentrations of these steroids which para...

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Published in:The Journal of physiology 1967-11, Vol.193 (1), p.131-140
Main Authors: Holzbauer, Margarethe, Newport, Helen M.
Format: Article
Language:English
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Summary:1. Pregnenolone and progesterone were estimated in extracts from adrenal glands of rats by gas—liquid chromatography. 2. In unstressed rats their concentrations were found to be smaller than that of corticosterone. 3. Acute stress caused an increase in the concentrations of these steroids which paralleled that of corticosterone.
ISSN:0022-3751
1469-7793
DOI:10.1113/jphysiol.1967.sp008347