Enkephalin Convertase Demonstrated in the Pituitary and Adrenal Gland by 3HGuanidinoethylmercaptosuccinic Acid Autoradiography: Dehydration Decreases Neurohypophyseal Levels*
STRITTMATTER S, LYNCH D, DE SOUZA E, SNYDER S. Enkephalin Convertase Demonstrated in the Pituitary and Adrenal Gland by 3HGuanidinoethylmercaptosuccinic Acid Autoradiography: Dehydration Decreases Neurohypophyseal Levels*. Endocrinology 1985, 117: 1667-1674. PMID: 3928337, DOI: 10.1210/endo-117-4-1667.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPituitary lobeBrattleboro ratsPmol/Acid autoradiographyAdrenal glandAdrenal medullaEnkephalin convertaseArginine vasopressin treatmentAnterior pituitary lobeIntermediate pituitary lobePosterior pituitary lobeNeurohypophyseal levelsSplanchnic denervationHaloperidol treatmentParaventricular nucleusAdrenal cortexMagnocellular portionControl animalsSupraoptic nucleusIntermediate lobeRatsVasopressin treatmentBovine adrenal medullaAdrenal medullary enzymesLobe