Abstract
In adrenalectomized mice, cortisone inhibited histidine decarboxylase of the kidney in a dose-related manner. The effect of cortisone on ornithine decarboxylase was diphasic: small doses elevated, high doses inhibited.
MeSH terms
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Adrenal Glands / physiology*
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Adrenalectomy
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Animals
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Body Weight
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Carboxy-Lyases / metabolism*
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Cortisone / pharmacology*
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Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
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Female
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Histidine Decarboxylase / metabolism*
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Kidney / enzymology*
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Mice
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Organ Size
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Ornithine Decarboxylase / metabolism*
Substances
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Carboxy-Lyases
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Ornithine Decarboxylase
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Histidine Decarboxylase
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Cortisone