ea0020p36 | Adrenal | ECE2009
Milosevic Verica
, Sosic-Jurjevic Branka
, Stevanovic Darko
, Terzic Milica
, Nesic Dejan
, Starcevic Vesna
, Sekulic Milka
Ghrelin is a growth hormone secretagogue that plays an important role in appetite and weight regulation. We have previously demonstrated that central ghrelin stimulated pituitary ACTH synthesis and secretion. In this study we further examined the effects of intracerebroventricular (ICV) ad-mi-nistration of ghrelin on zona glomerulosa (ZG), zona fasciculata (ZF) and zona reticularis (ZR) of the adrenal cortex, as well as the blood concentrations of aldosterone, corticosterone a...