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Rabbits were used to study the effect on function of denervating the adrenal gland. The amount of ascorbic acid in the gland served as an index. Twenty to sixty-five days after the splanchnic nerve had been divided, the semilunar ganglion and the two superior ganglia of the addominal sympathetic chain excised, and the nerve fibers running to the adrenal gland along the blood vessels divided, the ascorbic acid content of the adrenal gland fell. The decrease was most marked between the 20th and 36th days. It is suggested that the CNS exterts a trophic effect on the adrenal cortex.
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Dzharak'yan, T.K. Nervous control of the adrenal cortex. Bull Exp Biol Med 51, 661–664 (1961). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00833885
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00833885