Effect of illness on hormonal response to footshock stress.

Authors :: Yelvington DB
Rosenthal MJ
Ratner A
Source :: Proceedings of the Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine. Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine (New York, N.Y.) [Proc Soc Exp Biol Med] 1987 Feb; Vol. 184 (2), pp. 239-42.
Publication Year :: 1987
Abstract: The corticosterone (CORT) and prolactin (PRL) responses to 1.0 mA of footshock were measured in healthy rats and rats with pneumonia. No differences in basal PRL levels were seen, but basal CORT levels were significantly increased in the sick animals. Healthy rats showed a significant increase in both PRL and CORT after receiving footshock whereas the sick rats showed no changes. The adapative value of the current findings are unclear at this time.

Subjects :: Animals
Corticosterone blood
Electroshock
Male
Pneumonia psychology
Prolactin blood
Rats
Rats, Inbred Strains
Corticosterone metabolism
Pneumonia physiopathology
Prolactin metabolism
Stress, Psychological physiopathology

Language :: English
ISSN :: 0037-9727
Volume :: 184
Issue :: 2
Database :: MEDLINE
Journal :: Proceedings of the Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine. Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine (New York, N.Y.)
Publication Type :: Academic Journal
Accession number :: 3809177
Full Text :: https://doi.org/10.3181/00379727-184-2-rc1