ISSN:
1573-8221
Keywords:
prostate gland
;
testes
;
adrenal cortex
;
androgens
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Biology
,
Medicine
Notes:
Abstract Investigation of the state of the adrenal cortex of rabbits during inhibition of the internal secretory activity of the testes caused by chronic inflammation of the prostate gland revealed progressive hyperplasia of the zona reticularis of the adrenal cortex, whereas the zona glomerulosa showed no marked pathological changes and the zona fasciculata showed hypoplasia. Consequently, a normal or increased excretion of androgens observed in the experimental males, despite a reduction in the synthesis of testosterone in the testes, is maintained by increased activity of the zona reticularis of the adrenal cortex.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00799345
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