Abstract
THE adrenalin content of the fœtal adrenals has been studied in experimental animals by biological and chemical methods to a relatively insignificant extent; corresponding studies on human material are scarce. Lelkes1 has shown by biological methods that as early as towards the end of the third fœtal month the human adrenal gland already contains adrenalin, and beginning with the fifth month it can also be demonstrated more abundantly in Zuckerkandl's body. The noradrenalin content of the human fœtus has scarcely been studied at all. Therefore, we have attempted to make a chemical determination of the noradrenalin and adrenalin in human fœtal adrenals and Zuckerkandl's body at different stages of the intrauterine period.
This is a preview of subscription content, access via your institution
Access options
Subscribe to this journal
Receive 51 print issues and online access
$199.00 per year
only $3.90 per issue
Buy this article
- Purchase on Springer Link
- Instant access to full article PDF
Prices may be subject to local taxes which are calculated during checkout
Similar content being viewed by others
References
Lelkes, Z., Endokrinologie, 23, 259 (1941).
v. Euler, U. S., and Hamberg, U., Acta Physiol. Scand., 19, 74 and 207 (1949).
Niemineva, K., and Pekkarinen, A., Ann. Med. Exp. et Biol. Fenn., [30, 274 (1952)].
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Rights and permissions
About this article
Cite this article
NIEMINEVA, K., PEKKARINEN, A. Determination of Adrenalin and Noradrenalin in the Human Fœtal Adrenals and Aortic Bodies. Nature 171, 436–437 (1953). https://doi.org/10.1038/171436b0
Issue Date:
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/171436b0
This article is cited by
-
Orientierende Übersicht
Ergebnisse der Physiologie Biologischen Chemie und Experimentellen Pharmakologie (1966)
Comments
By submitting a comment you agree to abide by our Terms and Community Guidelines. If you find something abusive or that does not comply with our terms or guidelines please flag it as inappropriate.
