Download PDF
Horm Metab Res 1972; 4(2): 125-127
DOI: 10.1055/s-0028-1094083
Originals

© Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart · New York

The Effect of Adrenocorticotrophic Hormone on Glycerokinase Activity in the Rat Adrenal Gland

M.  Palkovič , L.  Macho
  • Institute of Experimental Endocrinology, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Bratislava, Czechoslovakia
Further Information

Publication History

Publication Date:
07 January 2009 (online)

Also available at
  PDF Download  Permissions and Reprints

Abstract

The adrenal gland of rats shows an active metabolism of glycerol, which is sensitive to ACTH. After single and repeated (3 or 10 days) injection of ACTH, the activity of adrenal glycerokinase was markedly stimulated. The incorporation of glycerol into total adrenal lipids after injection of ACTH for ten days was significantly higher than that in controls. The metabolism of glycerol in the adrenal gland could be related to adrenal function, particularly in stimulated adrenals.

Key words

Adrenal Gland - ACTH - Glycerokinase - Glycerol-1-C14 Metabolism