Effect of adrenalectomy and dexamethasone treatment on the monoamine oxidase activity in the thyroid gland of the rat

Summary Adrenalectomy increased MAO activity in the thyroid gland of rats. The administration (200 g/100 g daily for 7 days) to adrenalectomized rats decreased MAO activity below levels of intact controls.     

Ontogenesis of monoamine oxidase in the thyroid gland of rats

Summary During postnatal development, MAO activity in the thyroid gland of male rats increases until day 16, when adult values are reached.     

Pentose monophosphate shunt dehydrogenases and fatty acid synthesis in late rat pregnancy

Resumen Se estudiaron las actividades de glucosa-6-fosfato dehidrogenasa y 6-fosfogluconato dehidrogenasa en hígado y tejido adiposo de ratas preñadas, al día 19 de gestación, alimentadas y en ayunas de 48 h, relacionando los resultados obtenidos con la velocidad de síntesis de ácidos grasos en el tejido adiposo de los mismos animales.

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This study was carried out at the Section of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Departments of Medicine and Biochemistry, Northwestern University Medical School, Chicago, Ill, USA. The authors are indepted to Dr.N. Freinkel for his encouragement. This work was supported in part by Research Grant AM-10699 and Training Grant AM-05071 from the National Institute of Arthritis and Metabolic Diseases, U.S. Public Health Service, Bethesda, Maryland, USA.