Steroid concentrations in the outer and inner zones of the adrenal cortex of the guinea pig |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Department of Biology, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway;2. Department of Environmental Sciences, University of California, Riverside, CA, USA;3. Department of Biosciences, Aarhus University, Roskilde, Denmark;4. Department of Food Safety and Infection Biology, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Oslo, Norway |
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| Abstract: | The outer (glomerulosa and fasciculata) and inner (reticularis) zones of the adrenal cortex of the guinea pig were separated and their steroid content determined. It was found that the concentration of 21-hydroxypregnenolone, deoxycorticosterone, corticosterone, aldosterone, 11-deoxycortisol, and cortisol was significantly higher in the outer cortical region, while the concentration of pregnenolone, 17-hydroxypregnenolone, and dehydroepiandrosterone was significantly higher in the inner zone. The concentration of progesterone, 17-hydroxyprogesterone, and androstenedione was not different in the two zones. Examination of specific steroid ratios suggested the following: (1) 3β-ol dehydrogenase/isomerase and 21-hydroxylase activities are reduced in the inner zone, (2) 17-hydroxylase and C17–20 lyase activities appear to be equally active in the two zones (3) 11β-hydroxylase activity appears to be more active in the inner zone (4) 21-hydroxypregnenolone, deoxycorticosterone, corticosterone, 11-deoxycortisol, and cortisol along with aldosterone are produced principally in the outer zone. |
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