EVIDENCE FOR THE SECRETION OF INHIBIN-LIKE IMMUNOREACTIVITY FROM CULTURED HUMAN ADRENAL-CELLS

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HAJI, M
NISHI, Y
TANAKA, S
OHASHI, M
SEKIYA, K
HASEGAWA, Y
IGARASHI, M
SASAMOTO, S
NAWATA, H
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[1] GUNMA UNIV,SCH MED,DEPT OBSTET & GYNECOL,MAEBASHI,GUNMA 371,JAPAN
[2] TOKYO UNIV AGR & TECHNOL,VET PHYSIOL LAB,FUCHU,TOKYO 183,JAPAN
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10.1677/joe.0.128R013
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R5 [内科学];
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1002 ; 100201 ;
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We have studied the production and release of inhibin-like immunoreactivity in the human adrenal gland. Extract of human adrenal glands showed a displacement curve paralleled with the inhibin standard. Inhibin-like immunoreactivity contents in the adrenal gland was 1893 +/- 474 (mean +/- S.D.) IU/g wet weight tissue. ACTH stimulated the secretion of inhibin-like immunoreactivity as well as cortisol and aldosterone in a dose-dependent manner in the cultured adrenal cells. These results indicate that the human adrenal gland produces and secretes inhibin-like peptide in response to ACTH.
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