Abstract
Artificial hypotension for 5 h produced in cats by intravenous injection of Arfonad is accompanied by depression of adrenal function. Insufficiency of the adrenals, especially of their glucocorticoid function, in established acute vascular insufficiency can be interpreted as adaptation aimed specifically at maintaining homeostasis.
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Kochubei, N.M. Histochemical and morphometric changes in the adrenal cortex during acute vascular insufficiency. Bull Exp Biol Med 83, 729–732 (1977). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00800764
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00800764