Abstract
Intact female Sprague–Dawley rats were given daily injections of either 3.125 mg of deoxycorticosterone or 5.0 mg of 16β-hydroxy-dehydroepiandrosterone, calculated from the activities reported for each to be equivalent mineralocorticoid dosages. The former caused hypertension, cardiorenal enlargement, increased urine output and depressed PRA. Treatment with 16β-OH-DHEA had no such effect, raising questions regarding its classification as a mineralocorticoid.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 218-220 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Proceedings of the Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine |
Volume | 152 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jun 1976 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology