Summary
A study was made of the part played by adrenalin in the transmission of central nervous influences through the thyroid gland.
Injections of adrenalin decreased the absorption of radioactive iodine by the thyroid and stimulated the liberation of the hormone from it. It had been shown previously that similar effects occur during emotional excitement.
From the effect of adrenalin on the secretory cycle of the thyroid it was concluded that adrenalin is one of the mediators of central nervous control of the thyroid.
Adrenalin may also act on the thyroid without participation of the hypophysis.
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Amiragova, M.G. The part played by adrenalin in the reflex control of the thyroid gland. Bull Exp Biol Med 49, 17–20 (1960). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00779566
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