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EFFECT OF ADRENOCORTICOTROPHIC HORMONE ON URINARY OESTROGENS AND VAGINAL EPITHELIUM IN OVARIECTOMIZED PATIENTS
Author(s) -
Zárate Arturo,
HernándezAyup Samuel,
Canales Elias S.,
Munguía Héctor,
Franco Esther
Publication year - 1970
Publication title -
bjog: an international journal of obstetrics and gynaecology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.157
H-Index - 164
eISSN - 1471-0528
pISSN - 1470-0328
DOI - 10.1111/j.1471-0528.1970.tb03605.x
Subject(s) - adrenocorticotrophic hormone , ovariectomized rat , endocrinology , medicine , urinary system , hormone , estrogen , excretion
Summary Increased urinary oestrogen excretion was observed in 8 out of 10 oöphorectomized women who were given intravenous adrenocorticotrophic hormone for two consecutive days. The maturation index of the vaginal epithelium showed an oestrogenic response.