CYSTS OF THE SUPRARENAL GLAND

The Influence of the Suprarenal Gland on the Thymus

1. Double suprarenalectomy in growing rats is an additional stimulus for thymic growth and brings about marked prepubertal hyperplasia of this gland. 2. Our results on young rats suggest that the suprarenal cortex may be a factor in the excessive thymic hyperplasias seen in infants and children.

[Cysts of the adrenal gland].

Cysts of the adrenal gland are extremely uncommon and despite diligent search in the literature, only fifty recorded cases have been found. Some of the cysts have been of clinical significance but many have been discovered accidentally during the course of a laparotomy for some unrelated condition or at autopsy. Relatively few have been removed surgically and in only one instance has a correct ...

The Chemistry of Crystalline Substances Isolated from the Suprarenal Gland

An investigation of the chemistry of the suprarenal cortex has been under way in this laboratory for the past few years. In December, 1933, a crystalline organic substance was first obtained from an extract of the gland. This substance was used in place of the whole extract of the suprarenal cortex without any other change in experimental conditions (3). The results indicated that the crystalli...

Abnormalities of the Suprarenal Gland and Addison's Disease

The role of pineal gland and exogenous melatonin on the irradiation stress response of suprarenal gland.

Pineal gland has and antistressogenic role. Its main hormone, melatonin, has radio protective effect on endocrine and other dynamic tissues. In our previous study, we have shown that pinealectomy changes the behavior of suprarenal gland in totally irradiated rats. The aim of this study is to evaluate the effect of exogenous melatonin on suprarenal gland of rats with or without pineal gland. Fou...