Abstract
Chronic exogenous high dose adrenal cortical steroid administration to dogs resulted in a 137% increase in G-cell mass with an associated enhancement of peak serum gastrin levels. Adrenalectomy caused a halving of G-cell numbers without significant changes in serum gastrin levels. Adrenal cortical steroids appear to have an important trophic role for the G-cell.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 913-916 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Gastroenterology |
Volume | 76 |
Issue number | 5 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 1979 |