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Pathology
Author(s) -
Quinquand Compt
Publication year - 1965
Publication title -
medical journal of australia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1326-5377
pISSN - 0025-729X
DOI - 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1965.tb72084.x
Subject(s) - citation , computer science , information retrieval , library science
whether or not the suprarenals excrete cholesterin into the blood. Two methods of provoking such excretion have been tried?(1) electrical excitation of the secretory nerve of the suprarenal (the splanchnic), and (2) the intravenous injection of a chemical excitant, saponin. The cholesterin content of the blood in the suprarenal veins was estimated, by the colorimetric method of Grigant, before and after the electrical and chemical stimulation respectively, with the following results :? Electrical stimulation of the splanchnic nerve was without effect on the cholesterin content of the blood in the suprarenal veins, whereas the adrenalin content was increased. The intravenous injection of saponin in small and repeated doses increased the amount of cholesterin, but did not affect the adrenalin content.