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DEVELOPMENT OF HYPOTHALAMIC–PITUITARY–ADRENAL RESPONSE TO STRESS IN RATS MADE HYPOTHYROID BY EXPOSURE TO THIOURACIL FROM CONCEPTION

Lee A. Meserve, J. H. Leathem

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The functional maturation of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis has been studied in rats of 20-35 days of age made hypothyroid by the administration of thiouracil from conception. Basal concentrations of corticosterone in serum were normal in hypothyroid animals. Ether stress led to an increase corticosterone content of the adrenal glands of hypothyroid and normal rats but not to a rise in serum corticosterone of hypothyroid rats until 30 days of age. Corticosterone secretion in response to ACTH administration was subnormal in hypothyroid rats. The hypothyroid state delays the development of the hypothalamic-pituitary-portion of the HPA axis until 30 days of age and causes a diminution in adrenal response to ACTH beyond this time.

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The functional maturation of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis has been studied in rats of 20-35 days of age made hypothyroid by the administration of thiouracil from conception. Basal concentrations of corticosterone in serum were normal in hypothyroid animals. Ether stress led to an increase corticosterone content of the adrenal glands of hypothyroid and normal rats but not to a rise in serum corticosterone of hypothyroid rats until 30 days of age. Corticosterone secretion in response to ACTH administration was subnormal in hypothyroid rats. The hypothyroid state delays the development of the hypothalamic-pituitary-portion of the HPA axis until 30 days of age and causes a diminution in adrenal response to ACTH beyond this time.

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The functional maturation of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis has been studied in rats of 20-35 days of age made hypothyroid by the administration of thiouracil from conception. Basal concentrations of corticosterone in serum were normal in hypothyroid animals. Ether stress led to an increase corticosterone content of the adrenal glands of hypothyroid and normal rats but not to a rise in serum corticosterone of hypothyroid rats until 30 days of age. Corticosterone secretion in response to ACTH administration was subnormal in hypothyroid rats. The hypothyroid state delays the development of the hypothalamic-pituitary-portion of the HPA axis until 30 days of age and causes a diminution in adrenal response to ACTH beyond this time.

Key concepts: Thiouracil, Internal medicine, Endocrinology, Medicine, Pituitary gland, Thyroid, Hormone

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